Hey there!
I'm Kyle McDonald, a Director of Engineering based in Chicago, where I am currently leading front-end development at Foxtrot.
This is where I write my long-form thoughts about development, business, and whatever else piques my interest. For my day-to-day ramblings, be sure to follow me over on Twitter.
October 29, 2021 · 10 min read
Learnings as an Engineering Manager
So it's been about a year that I can call myself an "Engineering Manager", though I've only been officially promoted to that title about…
February 24, 2020 · 4 min read
Developer interview tips that will put you ahead
So you've either completed your Computer Science degree, finished a boot camp, or have been learning about the development world for a long…
February 14, 2020 · 4 min read
Easy SEO Wins
Over the last year, I've been putting a lot of time into learning the ins-and-outs of SEO. I see it as the best way to generate organic…
February 10, 2020 · 3 min read
Why podcasting didn't work for me
Earlier this year, you may have listened to the podcast I started called git reset. I was so excited about starting a podcast after founding…
August 28, 2019 · 3 min read
Building dripdrip
Over the past month I've been building a fun side project for the Fixathon called dripdrip! The goal of the fixathon is to build something…
July 24, 2019 · 6 min read
Centering literally everything with CSS
I've always noticed a common theme amongst the dev community when it comes to "centering things" and that common theme is that... "it's hard…
December 21, 2018 · 4 min read
Avoiding Burnout
As talked about recently in this thread, I've been experiencing major burnout over the last few weeks. This is a combination of stress from…
December 09, 2018 · 3 min read
My Development Flow
I find that learning about how other people do things is so beneficial to optimizing my own processes. So with that being said, I figured I…
December 03, 2018 · 3 min read
Why I build in the open
I would classify myself as an extrovert (ENFJ more specifically) and building products as an extrovert can sometimes be tasking. Sitting in…
December 01, 2018 · 3 min read
I finally have my own blog!
Gone are the days of posting to Medium and not getting any real traffic to my personal site. I have now implemented a blog into my personal…
August 20, 2018 · 5 min read
Lessons I’ve learned from releasing on Product Hunt
The day of releasing on Product Hunt is unlike anything else. The incoming feedback you will get to validate what you’ve been putting all…