by Sargon | Nov 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Why sargonsays was created “How do you preserve a dying language? Why even bother and what’s the point?”. These questions reverberate in my mind, incessantly ringing like a phone that no one is picking up. I speak an esoteric language, one that is on the brink of...
by Sargon Benjamin | May 4, 2020 | automation, communication, java, leadership, quality
I’ve interviewed hundreds of software engineers and reviewed 1,000+ resumes, especially SDETs – Software Development Engineers in Test and Software Tooling Automation developers. Here’s a rundown of the playbook I use when interviewing an SDET candidate. I’m...
by Sargon Benjamin | Mar 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
This reflective piece journals my internal dialogue and motivations for creating sargonsays, the online English to Assyrian Dictionary. “How do you preserve a dying language? Why even bother and what’s the point?”. These questions reverberate in my mind, incessantly...
by Sargon Benjamin | Oct 27, 2019 | communication, leadership, management
This post will itemize my list of Software Engineering Management resources to help recover from mistakes and prevent repeat occurrences. As leaders, we make mistakes. I’m sharing my collection of beloved resources that have helped me both tactically and also inspired...
by Sargon Benjamin | Oct 18, 2019 | jmeter, performance, tutorial
When our Rest API tests fail, our developers need to view the full request body (not just the request url and params) from Jenkins. In this use case, the JMeter GUI is not a viable option for test results viewership. We often use JMeter to perform functional testing...
by Sargon Benjamin | Sep 12, 2019 | development, tutorial
Profiling is good. Errrrm, it’s good for debugging the performance and runtime of a Java app, in particular the functions that the CPU spends most of its cycles in. We recently had a customer filed bug where CPU usage for a particular java based process would...
by Sargon Benjamin | Aug 28, 2019 | app, assyrian, development, edutainment, fitness, workout
The Assyrian Podcast interviewed my brother Paul Benjamin and I in their 76th episode. Topics included: Technology AssyrianismTriathlons and Spartan Races I absolutely love podcasts. I listen to software engineering, fitness, business, NPR, lifestyle, and sports...
by Sargon Benjamin | May 19, 2019 | assyrian, communication, quality, ux design
This was the one-liner email I received from a user who downloaded a free PDF via the assyrianapp.com web app that I maintain. It’s a free site – no ads and no purchases. The mission is to digitally preserve and promote the Assyrian language. And, though I...
by Sargon Benjamin | May 6, 2019 | communication, fitness, leadership, podcast
Really enjoyed listening to Guy Raz interview Peloton founder John Foley on the “How I Built This” podcast. Really interesting how he likened the journey of the video game arcade transitioning from a public venue and moving into people’s living rooms...
by Sargon Benjamin | Apr 11, 2019 | database, development, tutorial
I’m a Spartan racer and Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) enthusiast! And…. I work at MapR. Since data matters in sports performance, I pondered if we could combine the power of both Spartan and MapR to create an epic data experience. The first goal was: “As a...
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