Hiring
If a candidate’s interview feedback is not a “HELL YES!!!”, err on the side of rejecting a good resource than hiring an average one.
Kashif
I make things up
Professionalism
You should have the ability to work according to the environment and expectations. A professional software engineer in a startup vs a corporate world can have very different and quite often contrasting skill sets.
Communication
Be a good writer and you will become a good human being and certainly a superior professional.
Do not be that person
In organizations, when talking, especially asynchronously, always give proper context about what you are talking about and the entire background to minimize back and forth.
Paths less traveled
Art is abundant and scarce at the same time. Abundant that it is everywhere. It manifests for the keen wherever they want it.
A million-dollar routine
Disclaimer: It hasn't made me a million yet.