Kurtis Nusbaum·Dec 9, 2019Announcing My Two Percent Pledge RecipientsEarlier this year, I signed the Two Percent Pledge and agreed to donate 2% of my proceeds from the Uber IPO to worthy causes. With the end…
Kurtis Nusbaum·Sep 26, 2019Writing Good Commit MessagesCommit messages are critical for anyone reviewing your code. Most well-run open source projects actually have strict requirements for how…
Kurtis Nusbaum·Jul 23, 2019Reflections on Turning 30I’m turning 30 this year. An old mentor of mine asked me if I could write some thoughts and share them with some of my peers from college…A response icon1A response icon1
Kurtis Nusbaum·Oct 24, 20182018 California Mid-term Voter GuideOh god. It’s that time of year again. We have to wade through a sea of shitty propositions that have no business being on a ballot…
Kurtis Nusbaum·May 21, 2018Open-sourcing responsiblyI’ve worked at a couple companies now that have open sourced large amounts of software. Recently, a few thoughts have come to mind. But…
InHackerNoon.combyKurtis Nusbaum·Jun 1, 2017Why I’m So Frustrated With GoIt’s been about a year since I started using Go. I’ve written a lot of code with it, including an entire micro-service and a contribution…A response icon8A response icon8
Kurtis Nusbaum·Feb 13, 2017What Makes A Senior Software EngineerAs a Senior Software Engineer here at Uber, I often spend time helping to mentor newer software engineers. One of the questions I get asked…A response icon5A response icon5
Kurtis Nusbaum·Nov 3, 2016Grace Hopper Key TakeawaysLast week I attended the Grace Hopper Conference for the first time. For those of you who aren’t familiar, Grace Hopper is a conference…
Kurtis Nusbaum·Jul 12, 2016Stacked Diffs: Keeping Phabricator Diffs SmallIn my previous post, I argued that Large Diffs Are Hurting Your Ability To Ship. Now I’m going to show you how to keep your diffs small…A response icon15A response icon15
Kurtis Nusbaum·Jul 12, 2016Large Diffs Are Hurting Your Ability To ShipI’ve worked at two companies now that have a culture of code review. I’m convinced that it’s really the best way to develop software. But…A response icon3A response icon3