Ben thinks a lot about people, words, and code. As a results-oriented technical leader at Miro, he works on building real-time, collaborative text experiences for the communication needs of teams around the world.
Why we Built Our Own Canvas-Rendered Text Editor at Miro
You can build a pretty decent rich text editor in HTML these days. We reached the point, though, where we needed to build our own from scratch in canvas so that we could deliver better performance, better language support, and more consistency.
More than a Senior++ Engineer: What Makes a Good Tech Lead
Moving from junior to mid-level to senior is mostly about improving your technical skills, but moving into technical leadership is different. It's less about producing more and better code, and it's more about deploying your technical experience for the purposes of enabling others. This certainly requires a body of technical experience, but it also requires a patience for politics, professionalism, and humility.
