Articles for category: Delivery

January 23, 2021

Greg Thomas

How do I know if I’m a Developer?

If you have ever written a line of code, you are a developer – it’s that simple. It doesn’t matter if you sold it. It doesn’t matter if you packaged it. It doesn’t matter if you promote it on twitter. It doesn’t matter if showed it. All that matters is that you wrote that line of code, you ran it, and it did something. If it shows “Hello World” on your screen, then congratulations you are a Developer. With that being though, you are a very new Developer, but you are on your way to being a Developer if you

January 21, 2021

Greg Thomas

Finding Pain Points

Every project has a set of pain points that aren’t a direct output of the project but are indirectly related to it. “We can’t find reference documents anywhere.” “People are always late for meetings.” “Meetings go on too long.” “Our architecture is a mess.” The list goes on and on and on. These are pain points to the delivery of the project. These are pain points that are not only slowing your team down, but are holding them back. These are pain points that threaten to hurt your team, weaken their resolve and kill their morale. These are the thousand

January 20, 2021

Greg Thomas

Works on my Machine

As a Developer, I have always hated saying these words, it always feels a bit like a copout – like I didn’t do my job, left something out, forgot a scenario, ignored something, etc, etc. I don’t mind the jokes that come with it (and they do come, in waves and torrents). When this happens my first thoughts are; Don’t say it. Ask for logs. Get a screenshot. Work the problem. It’s that last one that is so important that separates the issue from being lobbed over the fence for someone else to deal with or for picking it up

January 18, 2021

Greg Thomas

Do More Than Just Show Up

Everyone and anyone can show up to a meeting. But only some can contribute. Only some can ask the hard questions. Only some can move the ball forward. Only some come with information and content relevant to what is being discussed. If you are attending a meeting with the thought that you need to be “entertained” or “wowed” – save everyone some time and watch the recording later.

January 15, 2021

Greg Thomas

It’s all Going to Break

Your code. Your team. How you lead. What project you are working on. What you are learning. Everything, it all breaks at some point. Good. That’s the point, if it doesn’t break, you’re not learning, you’re going through tutorials and motions where everything is isolated and perfect. It’s messy, all of it, it’s supposed to be messy, that’s the point. Break it, make a mess, fix it and grow.

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