December 26, 2021
I often equate the night before a software release akin to Christmas Eve. Everything is just so, all the plans are perfectly in place, the sign-offs are received, the team is ready, on-calls are all set. Now all that’s left is to make it happen. Sometimes it goes off without a hitch, sometimes you forget to wrap something. But it always works out, and it’s one of my favourite days in any release.
December 25, 2021
I promise – Merry XMAS – have a day and think about tomorrow.
December 24, 2021
Tools, scripts, processes – they do the things you don’t want to do in your day-to-day delivery. They automate the simply easy stuff that you should be on auto-pilot for. But never has anyone credited the performance script, the database tuner, the DevOps customizations for the release of a product, or changes in your team culture. They are meant to take the easiest loads off your shoulders so you can focus on the big things; Are we getting enough code coverage? Do we have ample load? Have we gone through all scenarios? Do we understand what the customer needs? That’s
December 23, 2021
Not big on broadcasting what I’m focusing on but sometimes good to write it down to remind myself why I’m doing it. Areas where I want to focus on in the coming months; Typescript and its application to projects I’m working on AWS/GCP – always good to see how the other side of the world lives (or in this case the majority of it) Meetings – why do they continue to be broken after the last two years when it’s all we have done. Delivery of Leadership Programs – how to get the message out there My core four I
December 22, 2021
Oftentimes this is the scariest answer to hear from a developer when you ask them if they have everything they need. As a Dev Manager, your response should never be – “great” – it should always be – “okay let’s sit down and figure this out.” If the team only knows what they know and yet there are questions about what they don’t know, it means they are not seeing the entire picture and your role just became crystal clear – help them see the picture. Don’t accept it that they “kinda know”, you need them to fully know, because
