Alex Aitken

Month: August 2024

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Getting Docker, React, .NET Core, Postgres, and Nginx Playing Nice

By Alex AitkenPublished 5 mins read

Coding

I wanted to write a short article on how to get all four components working so you don’t need to install a bunch of libraries on your machine. The reason I’m doing this is so that I can work on my frontend, backend, and SQL independently. The Nginx acts as a reverse proxy for my […]

What Makes a Good Software Engineering Manager?

By Alex AitkenPublished 17 mins read

Essay Leadership Management

We’ve considered what we value as an engineering manager (or leader). How can you do performance appraisals without a concrete framework for evaluation? How do you evaluate those wishy-washy soft skills that are so clearly not objective? And does being a good manager mean that you will perform well? Today, I’ll discuss engineering management. What […]