It’s not always right in front of you, it’s not always able to see, but it is paying off, bit by bit. Have faith and keep moving on – keep reading  – “How To Know When Your Hard Work Is Paying Off?”

Take the day, seriously take the entire day, take the entire day and a notebook and pen. Go somewhere, anywhere, where it’s just you and only you. Leave the phone at home, you’re not going to need it. Don’t forget your lunch, you’re going to get hungry and you don’t want your day to get messed up because you thought to bring your treats. Now wherever you end up, Plan Out You. Plan out where…

My favourite part of software development has always been the creative opportunities that it presents… Coming up with new ideas to complex problems. Trying something out simply to see if works. Building something that no one thinks really works and watching it work. Dreaming of an idea and then putting it into practice. I love it, I love every aspect of it, it’s amazing and wonderful and beautiful all at the same time with an…

Or Trusted Software is the best kind of software. It’s built on a foundation of teams and groups working together to accomplish an insurmountable task that no one ever thought could be done. I have witnessed this happen so many times – and when it does – all I want to do is sit back and watch, because it is amazing. Requirement Guys, Cloud Girls, Server Boys, Coder Girls, Database Dudes, Super Dudettes – it’s a symphony…

Have you ever bought a shirt that fit you and given it to someone else who was either smaller or larger than you? Didn’t fit, did it? What about following a development pattern that lays out how to build user interfaces on the web while you are building a desktop application? Probably didn’t fit either, all good ideas, all software, but the fit isn’t there. What about using a new software methodology? Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, Lake, River…