October 7, 2024
DLL Hell was a thing. When you get into the weeds it’s still there. Never assume everyone is and/or can be on the latest and greatest versions of hardware and software. Deprecate the interfaces, don’t break them. Prompt for the upgrade if you need it BEFORE the installation happens. Developers deserved simple lives too!
September 30, 2024
Don’t tell anyone what you’re doing. Don’t brag about it. Don’t post it. Don’t like it or subscribe to it. Just do it. Do the Hard work first, everything else is easy work. Anyone can do the easy work. We need the hard work.
September 25, 2024
Standards we follow, they ensure everyone is implementing repeatable work that can be shared amongst the team. I.e., we don’t need to use 7 libraries, we can use 2 and be great with it. Within those 2 libraries, be creative, come up with new ideas, and don’t be fearful of things going wrong. It’s in our creativity that our code and our work improve and grow our team. If you’re leading a team, encourage creativity, if you’re part of a team, you owe it to them to be creative. No one ever grew from doing the same thing over and
September 24, 2024
Recently I was having a discussion with a team on a document they produced. Before I launched into my feedback, I wanted to make sure I understood what the goals and purpose of the document were. “What do you mean our goals?” What do you want to achieve with this document? After a bit of back and forth we got to what the purpose and goal of the document was and that helped me understand where they were coming from – but we had to get there. In anything you do, there is a goal, there is a purpose and
September 21, 2024
I’ve always thought the best way to test out an idea, to start a product, is to extend someone else’s platform. Build a component on what they have, test it out, see how it works, and take it from there. It’s a minimal investment, it’s less risk, it requires very little investment (your time). It might not be your final destination, but it’s the best way to see if there is a market there for something bigger.
