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Ryan von Kunes Newton
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Mar 6

Skip meetings when you’re in the zone

A few weeks ago, I was sitting next to a teammate who was working an important project with a tight deadline. I asked how he felt about it. He was doubtful about the timeline. We had just finished a grooming meeting which had disrupted his flow. My response to him: …

Meetings

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Skip meetings when you’re in the zone
Skip meetings when you’re in the zone
Meetings

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Published in Gusto Engineering

·Feb 21

Creating inspired engineers — shorten the customer feedback loop

The concept of a 10x engineer is deceptive. You have engineers that are excited and driven to build things. Or they’re not. A while ago, I realized I’m a true product engineer. Product engineers are happiest when building something tangible that directly impacts customers. …

Product Engineering

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Creating inspired engineers — shorten the customer feedback loop
Creating inspired engineers — shorten the customer feedback loop
Product Engineering

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Aug 19, 2022

The simplest example of React’s createContext and useContext

There are a number of great examples of useContext out there. I’ll keep this one simple. I was recently working on a feature we are bombarding with analytics. I cared about what page component any given action was taken place in. Initially, props were being used to pass a pageName…

React

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The simplest example of React’s createContext and useContext
The simplest example of React’s createContext and useContext
React

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Jul 6, 2022

GraphQL Connection arguments — a quick summary

Note: It took me a while to wrap my head around the GraphQL Connection arguments used for pagination. These are basically notes of some of my conclusions afterwards. These are the four arguments for a GraphQL Connection: first: Int after: String last: Int before: String Both after and before represent…

GraphQL

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GraphQL Connection arguments — quick notes to understanding
GraphQL Connection arguments — quick notes to understanding
GraphQL

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Published in Level Up Coding

·Mar 30, 2022

Why you should keep loose code review policies

When I first joined my current company (Gusto), I was surprised at their Github approval policy. As long as you had a single pull request approval, you could push additional changes and merge to the main branch without needing another approval. At previous companies I’d worked, re-approval for new changes…

Code Review

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Why you should keep loose code review policies
Why you should keep loose code review policies
Code Review

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Mar 24, 2022

Let me work when I want!

Frequently in my career, my manager and I have received flak because I work ‘too much.’ The tech industry is terrified of burnout (with good reason). And it’s true, I’ll work seven days a week if I have the time. However, in reality I spend less time working than most…

Productivity

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Let me work when I want!
Let me work when I want!
Productivity

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Oct 13, 2021

Use technologies and frameworks that you know

“Use technologies and frameworks that you know” is one of my values in Practices to rapidly ship new software products as an engineer. Engineers love to learn. We love to explore new ideas and tools that we haven’t encountered before. …

Technology

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Use technologies and frameworks that you know
Use technologies and frameworks that you know
Technology

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Oct 22, 2020

Practices to rapidly ship new software products as an engineer

Throughout my tenure as an engineer, people always seem surprised at how quickly my teams have been able to ship new products. I’ve noticed a number of consistent patterns that work. I’ve broken them into 4 categories: engineering practices, working with partners and stakeholders, engineering team skills, and individual skills…

Software Development

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Practices to rapidly ship new software products as an engineer
Practices to rapidly ship new software products as an engineer
Software Development

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May 27, 2019

Pet Story — Y Combinator application & interview experience

Over the past ~8 months, I’ve been working on Pet Story, a mobile app that allows pet caregivers to generate a Facebook-like feed for their clients. We applied to the Y Combinator (summer 2019) and were invited for an interview. We unfortunately were not accepted, but it was an insightful…

Startup

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Pet Story — Y Combinator application & interview experience
Pet Story — Y Combinator application & interview experience
Startup

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May 27, 2019

Y Combinator Application — Pet Story

Note: this is just the raw application that we submitted to Y Combinator for the Summer 2019 cohort. We were accepted for an interview. Actual discussion can be found in the following blog post. Company name: Pet Story Company url, if any: https://petstory.app If you have a demo, what’s the…

Startup

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Startup

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