December 31, 2021
Here are some articles on Software Development Leadership this past year that resonated with people this past year. I’m looking forward to writing more in 2022. What Successful Software Architects Do What Makes a Great Technical Lead 5 Metrics of Software Leadership Team Leads vs Software Managers The Software Manager Minimum
December 29, 2021
You’ll start off not knowing what to do. Then you’ll know a little to be dangerous. Then you’ll realize you didn’t know anything. And then you’ll keep learning because you’ll realize mastery is not something that happens over a short period of time.
December 27, 2021
Because now you have all this other stuff to deal with that two days ago you didn’t have to do. Now things need putting together, patching and updating. Now your time is being pulled in different directions as everyone wants their piece delivered first but you are only one person. And of course, you have your own list of goods you want to work on. So the question is – where do you start? You could start with the riskiest or go to the quick wins to make the list shorter? You could go with the stuff that costs the
December 25, 2021
I promise – Merry XMAS – have a day and think about tomorrow.
December 24, 2021
Tools, scripts, processes – they do the things you don’t want to do in your day-to-day delivery. They automate the simply easy stuff that you should be on auto-pilot for. But never has anyone credited the performance script, the database tuner, the DevOps customizations for the release of a product, or changes in your team culture. They are meant to take the easiest loads off your shoulders so you can focus on the big things; Are we getting enough code coverage? Do we have ample load? Have we gone through all scenarios? Do we understand what the customer needs? That’s
