Ryan von Kunes NewtonThe 3 gears of a software engineerWhile working as an engineer, there are 3 paces at which I’m operating. Each of them is necessary to be truly productive and happy.2 min read·Apr 24, 2024----
Ryan von Kunes Newtonlet! & before execution order in RSpecWhen updating a spec the other day, I was running into an issue where a variable I was defining with let! was not being found. It turns out…2 min read·Oct 25, 2023----
Ryan von Kunes NewtonSkip meetings when you’re in the zoneA 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…2 min read·Mar 6, 2023----
Ryan von Kunes NewtoninGusto EngineeringCreating inspired engineers — shorten the customer feedback loopThe 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…4 min read·Feb 21, 2023--1--1
Ryan von Kunes NewtonThe simplest example of React’s createContext and useContextThere are a number of great examples of useContext out there. I’ll keep this one simple.2 min read·Aug 19, 2022----
Ryan von Kunes NewtonGraphQL Connection arguments — quick notes to understandingNote: It took me a while to wrap my head around the grapqhl Connection arguments used for pagination. These are basically notes of some of…2 min read·Jul 6, 2022----
Ryan von Kunes NewtoninLevel Up CodingWhy you should keep loose code review policiesWhen I first joined my current company (Gusto), I was surprised at their Github approval policy. As long as you had a single pull request…4 min read·Mar 30, 2022--2--2
Ryan von Kunes NewtonLet 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…3 min read·Mar 24, 2022--1--1
Ryan von Kunes NewtonUse 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.4 min read·Oct 13, 2021----
Ryan von Kunes NewtonPractices to rapidly ship new software products as an engineerThroughout my tenure as an engineer, people always seem surprised at how quickly my teams have been able to ship new products. I’ve…7 min read·Oct 22, 2020----