New Categories

I’ve held off on adding new categories to my posts for a while now as I generally think what you do comes down to behaviors of work that you do, but I know I’ve been writing about different areas of work that I’d like to bring more to the forefront and I’m also looking to change some of the content that I’ll be writing about. You’ll start seeing new categories such as Team (for remote, hybrid, office, team content), Ideas for posts that are simply that Ideas, and Developer where I want to get back to more technical content that

December 15, 2022

Greg Thomas

The Last Remotely Prepared

After 83 episodes over the course of a pandemic, Remotely Prepared has come to an end. Not because we couldn’t find anyone to come onto the show but because everything we set out to do, we accomplished. A quick thanks to my amazing co-host Colin who always keeps me on my toes and put up with my endless jokes while educating me along the way. To all the people we knew before and met as part of this project, thanks for your trust, this was a fantastic journey. If you want to start from the beginning. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/remotely-prepared/id1514693059 And the last

The Organization After Party

The event to get organized is the most exciting event because you’re not really doing anything, you’re organizing the things that will happen. It’s the plan for the plan with a splash of optimism and hope because everything is possible. But like any party, it’s the after-party that’s the big show, and that’s when it gets interesting because that’s when you start to look at how to implement what you came up with in the first party. That’s when the jackets come off, the ties get loosened and the real party begins.

December 13, 2022

Greg Thomas

Where it Fell Over

There is always that point in any project where it fell over. The hard part is realizing where you were when it fell over and what you could have done differently. The even harder part is wanting to find this point so you can make a difference on your next project (because who wants to revisit old pains)?

December 12, 2022

Greg Thomas

Why Your Logs are Critical

Logs are the lifeblood of any application you create. If your logs are garbage and make no sense, debugging issues when they arise (because they will arise), will be near impossible. Generic Error Codes, readable information, and elevated error states allow you to filter out what you need and diagnose information quickly. If you’re spending hours and hours to find out what went wrong, you missed something in your initial build.