March 9, 2024
Got asked this topic a few months ago – “What’s your Topic?” I stared at a blank space for a bit and thought about this very direct question – what is it and what did I want it to be? Was I happy with what it was? Was that going to be ambitious enough? I wrote down some ideas and posted them – now I wonder if they are still the same. But it’s a good question to ask ourselves – what’s your topic? What are you striving for?
March 8, 2024
I need to remind myself of this sometimes because I often forget when staring at the problem on the screen not sure how I will ever figure it out. And then I do, and it’s euphoric. I Can Code Anything.
March 7, 2024
The first step in anything is yours to take. It’s yours because you know what the first step is and if you don’t take it, you’ll wish you had. No one said it was going to be an easy step to take. But you’ll make it worth it and never look back.
March 6, 2024
I have notebooks, probably too many of them, but I have lots. And I have a laptop. I write as much as I can, wherever I can. Sometimes it’s garbage (actually a good part of the time). Sometimes it’s great (I have my moments). But it’s always a great feeling when I do. It’s a cathartic release and worth every sometimes painful keystroke.
March 5, 2024
I wrote this article originally on Medium – Team Leads vs Technical Leads – and have been stumped figuring out a follow-up for it. When I wrote it, it drove me home because I see so many developers stuck between being a Team vs a Technical Lead – thinking if they go one way, they close the door on the other role forever – which is furthest from the truth. If anything, it will make you better in the latter, knowing what the other one does.
