This is just a space for me to share some notes and thoughts. I hope someone finds something useful here. Zola 2026-03-08T00:00:00+00:00 https://suchaboris.com/tags/career/atom.xml 2026-03-08T00:00:00+00:00 2026-03-08T00:00:00+00:00 Unknown https://suchaboris.com/blog/helping-with-it/ <p>My kids are in elementary school, and even though my oldest has been there for a while, I only really started getting involved with the PTA at the start of this school year. I’m not sure why I waited for a couple of years, but I think I just wanted to be more helpful in the place where my kids spend so much of their day.</p> <p>I’ve done the usual volunteering before (class parties and school events) but I wanted to try contributing on a slightly higher level. I started attending more meetings and trying to be more attentive to how things actually run. And now, I have become the point person for a lot of IT-related matters for the PTA.</p> <p>It’s been a great experience so far. As a software engineer, I’m used to the way big companies work, but a small non-profit is a completely different world with its own set of needs. I’m learning a lot and honestly enjoying it quite a bit. My plan is to share what I’m doing here as I try to improve things for our PTA. Hopefully, someone else finds it useful, and it’ll be a nice record for me to look back on when my kids eventually head to middle school.</p> 2025-12-21T00:00:00+00:00 2025-12-21T00:00:00+00:00 Unknown https://suchaboris.com/blog/ai-for-switching-to-a-new-codebase/ <p>I recently moved to a new team at <strong>Zendesk</strong>, which meant switching to a new programming language and framework I haven't used in years.</p> <p>Besides reading various related documents and trying to familiarize myself with new things, I think I have come up with the most useful <strong>AI prompt</strong> I have used so far. It goes something like this:</p> <blockquote> <p>"I've been using <strong>[Language A + Framework 1]</strong> for the last 3 years and have not used <strong>[Language B]</strong> since version X. Tell me everything I need to know switching to this codebase, which is using the latest version of <strong>[Language B]</strong> and <strong>[Framework 2]</strong> as a framework."</p> </blockquote> <p>And this was awesome. It helped me map my existing knowledge to the new environment, highlighting new language features and framework conventions I had missed. I asked a lot of clarifications and follow-up questions, and at this point, I feel like I am very familiar with the code and features of the framework. This is probably the most time-saving prompt I have used to date.</p>