Articles for category: Drive

September 19, 2020

Greg Thomas

The beginning of any Release

This is how I imagine the beginning of any software release. Birds chirping because it’s the first thing we’re doing this morning is kicking this project off. There is fresh fruit and bagels on the table because nothing reminds you more of something brand new than fresh fruit. Everyone is in a great mood, primarily because nothing has had a chance to go wrong yet. Everything and anything is possible – any risks that exist are brushed off because we have “tons” of time. I’ve been through enough of these meetings to understand the importance of resetting the team once

September 17, 2020

Greg Thomas

Team Impact

When joining a new team the best way to make an impact is to volunteer for something. Anything. Can I test bugs? Can I fix some bugs? Can I review your code? Can I write some docs? These are the grunt work tasks. When Grunt Work doesn’t gets done it manifests into heaping loads of technical debt. Technical debt costs your team in the longrun. So if you’re looking to make an impact – pick up some grunt work.

September 16, 2020

Greg Thomas

Thursday is the End of the Week

It’s been like this forever. By the time Thursday comes around in the week, I’m exhausted – I’ve given my all, I need to recharge. The new week starts on Friday.

September 11, 2020

Greg Thomas

Conveying Ideas Remotely

When you have a new idea, the first thing you want to do is talk to someone and explain it to them. You are so overcome with excitement that people can see it on your face and they want to hear what has you all worked up. A new framework? A new language? A new idea? They don’t even have to know what the idea is, but they want to hear it. I remember having this feeling when I’ve had ideas presented to me. Someone comes in to your area in a rush, they collapse into their chair and they

September 7, 2020

Greg Thomas

The Giveback

Last week I was reflecting on all the amazing topics and conversations we have had over with Remotely Prepared and all the great (and appreciative) feedback I have had on Code Your Way Up. To say that it has been easy launching both before and during a pandemic would be an understatement. Through that, I have found the “real work” to occur after what I look back on as the “fun work” which is the building of the product – the podcast, the book. The “real work” being getting it out there and getting the messages for both to connect

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