When people talk about code reviews, they focus on the reviewer. But the developer who writes the code is just as important to the review as the person who reads it. There’s scarcely any guidance on preparing your code for review, so authors often screw up this process out of sheer ignorance.

This article describes best practices for participating in a code review when you’re the author. In fact, by the end of this post, you’re going to be so good at sending out your code for review that your reviewer will literally fall in love with you.

Who’s got two thumbs and shipped her first of 12 startups in 12 months on schedule? That’s right, this girl. In its first week, the Blogging for Devs Community reached $5K in revenue through a combination of lifetime deals, subscriptions, and my first ever Bitcoin transaction (thanks, Nico!). A profitable first week isn’t what makes this a success in my book. I’m thrilled at all the cool members who decided to join.

The idea of social capital has interested me for a long time, but when I finally sat down to read this book, it was painfully dry. It offers an eye-opening investigation into the many ways that civic engagement has declined in the US, but it was a real slog to get through.

Highlights

• TinyPilot hit $10k in revenue. That’s a record high for me and exceeds my total revenue for all of 2019.
• I interviewed several IT consultants and business owners about what TinyPilot features would be useful to them.
• I tested several new marketing channels and realized I’m failing to measure results accurately.

Goal grades

At the start of each month, I declare what I’d like to accomplish. Here’s how I did against those goals:

What would you do if I gave you $1 million today on the condition that you invest it entirely in the stock market? First off, you’d probably find someone who knows way more about investing and get some professional advice. But in lieu of that, you’d divide your money among a variety of bets: Stable companies with a history of profitability, growth-stage companies with a high tolerance for risk, and maybe a few companies you just personally believe have potential.