Month: July 2020

July 24, 2020

Greg Thomas

Burnout is on the Rise

It’s been almost four months that people have been working remotely – many from the unfortunate locations of their couch, coffee tables, basements with no windows, the list goes on and on. These aren’t ideal workplace scenarios for many – they didn’t volunteer to be work remotely on the flip of a coin, they were told not to come in. On Remotely Prepared, we do our best to help you navigate this new environment and like many things, it doesn’t happen overnight, it takes weeks, months, many months to get good at it (and that’s with the best equipment. We

July 23, 2020

Greg Thomas

Everyone Can Learn

I’ve been coding for over 20 years – YIKES – where did the years go. No matter what my job title is, I always find myself coding and learning. I’ve recently taken up the #100DaysOfCode challenge to push myself to get back to learning something completely brand new outside of my normal wheelhouse, to push and challenge myself. It’s a challenge. I stop the tutorials more than I thought I would, but I’m enjoying the time spent learning. I try to get through a tutorial or so a day, if I can do that, I’ve made progress. In every project

July 22, 2020

Greg Thomas

We Need More Leaders

We’re still in a deficit when it comes to good, scary good leaders in software. We’re still wondering why software is taking so long to build and never getting out the door. We’re still looking aimlessly at each other across ZOOM channels hoping someone puts their hand up. We’re still hoping that someone else is going to do the work. They won’t. It’s your turn, we need you, take your seat at the table.

July 21, 2020

Greg Thomas

Getting Punted from RDP

When you’re working on a problem with someone, trying to figure out what is going, what is happening, who is going to do what, what’s next, etc, etc. Whatever it is, whenever there is someone else working on the problem with me, when I see that prompt that I’m about to get punted from a Remote Desktop Session… I feel a wave of relief knowing I’m not alone and there is a team working with me to get the problem done. From there, we’ll figure it out. But you need a team, that has that trust in each other, to

July 20, 2020

Greg Thomas

Your Next Great App

If you want the next app you write to be the greatest thing since slice bread there are two things you need to build into it. One solve a problem, this is key, if you’re not solving a problem, you’re building a game, that’s okay, but we’re in it to solve problems. Next once you solve that problem, create a way for them to bring their team into the mix. Not their friends, but their team. This isn’t a social app you are creating (unless it is), it’s a killer app. Solving a problem, knowing that the problem belongs to

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