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 | 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 | 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...
by Sargon Benjamin | Feb 1, 2019 | ReactJS
The most challenging and interesting aspect in designing an English to Assyrian dictionary is in ensuring data integrity. What does that even mean? Here’s a straightforward example… When you search for something like the color “red”, you expect...
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