Gatsby Senior Software Engineer Jordan Quinn explains how software development and Jiu-Jitsu embody the Dunning-Kruger effect.

When excited about a new project it's natural to dive in and start writing code. As developer Paul Scanlon learned during a previous career in advertising, however, applying a single preprocessing step before launching into execution can make your project go more quickly, more efficiently, and -- most important -- even more enjoyably.

Studies show that Generation X-ers get hired 33% less often than younger candidates with comparable skills and experience. Even once we do land an interview, there can often be a queasy sense of not quite fitting in -- culturally, if not skills-wise. But we all need to get past the discomfort when encountering someone who is different, whether due to age or any other factor, because studies also show that that a diverse organization is a stronger, more creative organization.

Starting out as a frontend engineer, I had no idea that some of the most complex engineering problems I’d ever solve would have nothing to do with writing code -- or that enabling other engineers to do their best work is actually my true passion.

When you're the most junior dev in the company, it's easy to feel intimidated. Kyle Gill shares how he conquered imposter syndrome to turn a college internship into a full time position as a Gatsby engineer, plus other lessons he learned along the way.