December 20, 2021
When interviewing someone, whether it’s a small or big company, I always come back to one thought – “What will they be like tomorrow?” When we grow outside of this shoebox? When our product scales? When the team gets bigger? Will they be able to grow with us? Will they be able to lead with us? Will they be there with us tomorrow? This is the question that always nags at the back of my head every time I interview.
December 19, 2021
I’m not the greatest QA tester. I’m not even sure if you’d consider me mid-level. But I know the results of what happens when you don’t test properly when all you focus on is the happy path and never consider what might go wrong. Edge cases aren’t my master but they do sit at the back of my mind, driving the course of development so I can be sure they are accounted for in what I deliver. I might screw them up the first few times, but when I go to the demo, they would have been thought of and
December 15, 2021
New Year is just around the corner, followed by a bit of a break for everyone as we take time to recharge for the oncoming New Year which who knows what is in store for us then. It’s generally around this time I start thinking about what I accomplished and what I want to start fresh on in the following year. No matter how much baggage, how many mistakes you have made, where you are coming from, what you are working on or where you are stuck – you can always make fresh start at something new.
December 10, 2021
Perhaps it’s time to try something different, something off the beaten path when nothing else has been working? What else do you have to lose when you’re stuck with nowhere to go?
December 4, 2021
On a new project, things go wrong, all the time, because they are new. That’s what makes them so much fun, it’s like learning a new skill, you’re going to get stopped, you’re going to fall, you’re going to make mistakes. But the only way to get better and keep improving is to keep pushing ahead. If you stop pushing, stop learning, stop growing, you’ll become stagnant and the first question we all ask ourselves when things become stagnant – “How did I get here?”
