The path you take is yours and yours alone. It’s not linear, it doesn’t follow what everyone else does, and it’s not based on how many years you work somewhere or go to school. It’s your path, filled with ups and downs and all around. In the moment, you’re not thrilled with your path, you might not enjoy the daily grind of it, and it might feel like all it does is hold you back.…
Don’t believe everything you read, you’re still in it. You still have 9 months in the year. You’re taking steps and making progress. Don’t stop now, if you’ve fallen behind, take a day and get back on track. But you’re not out of it unless you take yourself out of it.
Upgrades used to control Software Delivery. How well do you upgrade from one version to the other, do you run them side-by-side, etc, etc? When we deployed client/server the big separator is that they were ALWAYS distinct. Now we live in a world where we can “toggle” between the old and new, bringing about its own challenges. If you’re building software that toggles between feature sets there are a few scenarios you should always be…
The countdown is on, you’re almost there. Get that project out the door. Make it count. Complete. You’ve done the work, it’s almost time to celebrate your achievement.
Because if you’re not having fun, why are you doing it?