IDEAS, DECISIONS & LESSONS
Notes on AI, architecture and building useful products.
10 articles
28 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
communication
How to give constructive, clear, and direct feedback as a Vietnamese tech lead working in international teams. Real phrases, pronunciation drills, and role-play scenarios.
Read more27 Jun 2026 · 3 min read
code review
Pronunciation drills and shadowing scripts for giving constructive feedback in English — code reviews, 1-on-1s, and peer feedback for Vietnamese developers.
Read more25 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
collaboration
5h UTC practice session. Shadowing scripts, pronunciation drills, and real dialogue for giving constructive feedback and collaborating in English at work.
Read more23 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
code review
The phrases and tone patterns that make code review feedback constructive, clear, and trust-building — essential English skills for Vietnamese tech leads working in international teams.
Read more22 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
1on1
Master the English phrases and structure for running productive 1-on-1 conversations — giving feedback, discussing career growth, and building trust with your team.
Read more19 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
english-lesson
Daily English practice for tech professionals. Thursday noon: deep-dive into constructive feedback phrases — vocabulary and pronunciation for tech reviews.
Read more11 Jun 2026 · 9 min read
coaching
Mentoring is one of the highest-leverage things a tech lead does — and one of the hardest to do well in a second language. The difference between giving answers and developing engineers is a specific set of phrases. Here's the English for questions that build thinking, feedback that sticks, and conversations that accelerate growth.
Read more10 Jun 2026 · 8 min read
code review
Code review comments in English have three failure modes: too vague to act on, too harsh to receive well, or too polite to land at all. Here's the language for reviews that teach, not just judge — from how to open a review to how to handle pushback.
Read more09 Jun 2026 · 7 min read
1-on-1
1-on-1 meetings are where tech leads either build trust or lose it. The English for these conversations — giving honest feedback, asking the right questions, handling discomfort — is specific and learnable. Here's what works.
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