Dorothy Williams
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Engineering leader with 30+ years in tech, from mainframes to microservices. Dorothy brings historical perspective to modern development and mentors the next generation of tech leaders.
4 articles
Articles by Dorothy Williams
Why Getting Defensive About Code Reviews Kept Me Junior Longer Than It Should Have
I stayed mid-level for 4 years because I confused competence with growth. Here's what actually separates engineers who thrive from those who plateau.
After 30 Years of Coding, I Finally Found a Note System That Doesn't Fall Apart at 2 AM
I tested 8 PKM tools during real debugging sessions. Obsidian won for most devs, but Logseq surprised me for daily work logs. Here's what actually works.
Copilot Made My Bug Fixes 12% Slower (And Other Surprises from 365 Days of Tracking)
365 days of tracking every Copilot suggestion revealed a 15% overall gain—but bug fixes took 12% longer. Here's the task-by-task breakdown.
I Almost Offered to Pay for My Own JetBrains License. Here's Why.
I spent $4K on dev tools I never used. Now I spend $2K on tools I can't live without. Here's the 10-hour rule that changed everything.