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I never write nested ifs

I never write nested ifs. Nested if statements make code hard to understand. They require the reader to hold state in their head while thinking about what the code is supposed to be doing. Getting rid of nested ifs is about making code easier to understand for others. Using the…

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Sep 18, 2019

Why the next lawyer you hire for your tech company needs to have an engineering mindset

Over my legal career, I’ve worked many years in private practice and in-house, advising young companies just starting up in tech and manufacturing companies that have been in business for over 20 years. A common pattern with these companies is that engineers are the builders of the core value proposition…

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Sep 18, 2019

Is data stored in Excel undermining your ability to provide legal advice? Know when it’s time to move on to a database solution.

As an in-house lawyer overseeing contract compliance for your company, you know the pain of producing a report from your data stored in Excel. You fire up the 15MB spreadsheet and wait 60 seconds for it to load. …

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Is data stored in Excel undermining your ability to provide legal advice?
Is data stored in Excel undermining your ability to provide legal advice?
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