“Is This Code Still Good?” & “Mentoring”

Many of LinkedIn’s engineers are using our publisher platform to share their experience and point of view with other professionals. Not surprisingly, they have created some really compelling content on everything from the “use by” date for good code and why back-end engineers need to keep the user experience in mind.

“Where LinkedIn members moved for work after college” by Sohan Murthy, Research, Data Analytics & Strategy at LinkedIn. America in general is becoming a more migratory country, with new graduates more willing than ever to move away from home to pursue their career. LinkedIn’s research team looked in to where grads were moving and how far away from home (or college) they were moving to start their lives.

“Is This Code Still Good?” by Mohamed El-Geish, Software Engineer at LinkedIn. Code is not timeless. Like most things in life, it has an expiration date that it should not be used beyond. Here are a few tips to figure out if your code has passed its “use by” date.

“Why should backend engineers care A LOT about end users?” by Birjodh Tiwana, Senior Software Engineer at LinkedIn. Infrastructure engineers generally focus on behind-the-scenes things like stability, scalability and speed, and don’t spend a lot of time thinking about the end user experience. Here’s how one back-end engineer built something great by taking a user-first approach.

“Mentoring” by Stephanie Trimble, Web Development Manager at LinkedIn. Mentoring is a crucial part of professional (and personal) growth at any job. Here’s ten tips to help you think about how to be a better mentor.