Akhilesh Nagaraja @akhilesh_code

Important lessons in your career can come from brief interactions with effective leaders. I had one of those interactions with Charlie Bell at Amazon 20 years years ago, and I've never forgotten it. Here's what happened:

Whatever you're working hard at this week, remember that progress itself is a win so keep up the great work and leave a comment about what you're working on for some extra encouragement! :]

Proud to be #dxa20 winners. We got 2 silver awards - 1. Best online UX for Torry Harris Learning, and 2. Best digital change and transformation - #Telecoms @awardsinter #dxa #ukdxa #Awardsinternational #Awards #Digital #DigitalTransformation #THISisIT

Completed Day 15 of #100DaysOfSwiftUI reviewing concepts like Properties, Access control, Polymorphism and Closures ✅ Day 15 🔗 hackingwithswift.com/100/swiftui/15 #100DaysOfSwift #100DaysOfCode #SwiftLang #iOSDev #SwiftUI

Completed Day 14 of #100DaysOfSwiftUI reviewing concepts like Functions, Optionals, Optional Chaining, Enumerations, Structs and Classes ✅ Day 14 🔗 hackingwithswift.com/100/swiftui/14 #100DaysOfSwift #100DaysOfCode #SwiftLang #iOSDev #SwiftUI

Spent an hour today reviewing basic concepts of Swift like Variables, Constants, Operators, String Interpolation, Arrays, Dictionaries, Conditional Statements, Loops and Switch Case ✅ Day 13 #100DaysOfSwiftUI #100DaysOfSwift #100DaysOfCode #SwiftLang #iOSDev #SwiftUI

Completed Day 12 of #100DaysOfSwiftUI ⏳ Spent 1 hour ✅ Optionals 🔗 hackingwithswift.com/100/swiftui/12 #100DaysOfSwift #100DaysOfCode #SwiftLang #iOSDev #SwiftUI

Completed Day 11 of #100DaysOfSwiftUI ⏳ Spent 40 mins ✅ Protocols and Extensions 🔗 hackingwithswift.com/100/swiftui/11 #100DaysOfSwift #100DaysOfCode #SwiftLang #iOSDev #SwiftUI

Completed Day 10 of #100DaysOfSwiftUI ⏳ Spent 1 hour ✅ Classes 🔗 hackingwithswift.com/100/swiftui/10 #100DaysOfSwift #100DaysOfCode #SwiftLang #iOSDev #SwiftUI

Completed Day 9 of #100DaysOfSwiftUI ⏳ Spent 45 mins ✅ Structs, part two 🔗 hackingwithswift.com/100/swiftui/9 #100DaysOfSwift #100DaysOfCode #SwiftLang #iOSDev #SwiftUI

Completed Day 8 of #100DaysOfSwiftUI ⏳ Spent 45 mins ✅ Structs, part two 🔗 hackingwithswift.com/100/swiftui/8 #100DaysOfSwift #100DaysOfCode #SwiftLang #iOSDev #SwiftUI

Completed Day 7 of #100DaysOfSwiftUI ⏳ Spent 1 hour ✅ Closures, part two 🔗 hackingwithswift.com/100/swiftui/7 #100DaysOfSwift #100DaysOfCode #SwiftLang #iOSDev #SwiftUI

Completed Day 6 of #100DaysOfSwiftUI ⏳ Spent 50 mins ✅ Closures, part one #100DaysOfSwift #100DaysOfCode #SwiftLang #iOSDev #SwiftUI

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With more of us working from home, here are some handy tips from @ant_bello and the rest of the team that we’ve learned over the years as work from home developers – including managing distractions, tracking time, and more: buff.ly/33olYSy

Developers: Build the features you’re asked to, not the ones you get excited about! Focus on delivering value to the business and the users, not your personal programming interests. Leave those for after hours.

new post: These days a lot of people are starting to do video calls. We've been using video heavily for most of this decade. So I thought I'd put together my suggestions for how to do them well. martinfowler.com/articles/effec…

PSA: Looking for new job! I'm looking for new opportunity (yay!) I've been doing remote (EU and US) for many years. I'm seasoned iOS Developer, some Mac dev (I'm open to other tech). Interested in contract and/or fulltime. rt/ref appreciated. due to layoffs in current startup

Thinking of Steve today on his birthday — his friendship, passion, and especially the laughter and joy he inspired.