Month: December 2021

December 21, 2021

Greg Thomas

Why Attend a Meeting?

If I’m at a meeting and I’m not doing any of the following; Presenting Answering questions or contributing to the conversation Typing questions into the chat Keeping myself off of video Then I ask myself why am I here?  Maybe it’s an odd one where nothing was directed my way or maybe, I just don’t need to be there? The common thread against all four of those bullet points is engagement, interaction, and intent.  If I am not needed, that is a function of the meeting, if I am choosing not to be to be a part of the meeting

December 20, 2021

Greg Thomas

Interviewing for Tomorrow

When interviewing someone, whether it’s a small or big company, I always come back to one thought – “What will they be like tomorrow?” When we grow outside of this shoebox? When our product scales? When the team gets bigger? Will they be able to grow with us?  Will they be able to lead with us? Will they be there with us tomorrow? This is the question that always nags at the back of my head every time I interview.

December 19, 2021

Greg Thomas

The Edge Case Test

I’m not the greatest QA tester.  I’m not even sure if you’d consider me mid-level. But I know the results of what happens when you don’t test properly when all you focus on is the happy path and never consider what might go wrong. Edge cases aren’t my master but they do sit at the back of my mind, driving the course of development so I can be sure they are accounted for in what I deliver.  I might screw them up the first few times, but when I go to the demo, they would have been thought of and

December 18, 2021

Greg Thomas

Your Job Description

Most likely it’s evolved. Beyond what you started doing, beyond what was in the paperwork. Perhaps what is leaps and bounds from where you started two years ago where everyone was elbows apart and now you are miles away from each other. Despite all that, do you know what your job description is? I’m not talking about the one that everyone can pull up from the company website and go “here, this is what I do” or the one that you can download from a job posting where the only comparison is the title. I’m talking about what you do,

December 17, 2021

Greg Thomas

What you Deliver

What is it that you deliver to your customers?  Your team?  Your CEO?  Your clients? Writing code, building test cases, writing requirements – those aren’t what you deliver – they are the output of what you deliver. Here are some ideas of what you can deliver (written in the I format) I deliver scalable, performant solutions. I deliver software that takes a licking, keeps on ticking, and comes back to life when everything around it fails. I deliver teams that can build anything. I deliver guidance, mentoring, coaching to junior team members so they can one day lead this company.

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