August 7, 2022
Plants Grow. People Grow. Teams Grow. So why would you think your code can never be improved? Never get better and never grow. It doesn’t mean your code was bad, it means it’s simply time for it to move on, grow and become something else.
August 6, 2022
As a Developer, sometimes I get more excited to build the tool that tells me what the product is doing than the product itself. I don’t know why this is – perhaps because it gives me a view into what the product is doing and how it is performing. Perhaps because it proves out that it works how I planned for it to work? Perhaps because I’m able to automate functions that is not yet in the product? Whatever the case, it’s fun as hell and I look forward to it every single time.
August 5, 2022
For every action, there are at least two paths to go down in how you respond. You can feed the energy in which the question is being asked or you can show them a different one to go down. Whichever the path you choose, the one you go with is always up to you.
August 4, 2022
I don’t think you can ever go in search of a Mentor. You might read about someone and decide that they are like you, but you won’t know until you sit down and talk with them. Because they are famous does not mean that the two of you will click immediately. I think it happens organically, over time, through successes and failures, and in some instances, you won’t even realize it until it’s over. It might be days, weeks, or years until you realize what a great mentor they were to you without even having entered into that formal engagement
August 3, 2022
Where _____________ is the app currently being used by your team to accomplish a task that they deem important to their overall success. But you don’t use it, maybe you never had the opportunity or need. So the question now becomes, are you going to learn something new or make the entire team change their practice to fit to your needs? No hints needed.
