December 5, 2020
When code comes together it sings. When a connection breaks and your code keeps running, it’s a symphony. When the environment changes and your code reloads and changes to the new dynamic, it’s a masterpiece. When the keywords and text are flying off your fingers and every time you press F5 it builds correctly, it is dreams coming to life. Good Code is Great Art. It’s not a factory. It’s not a user story. It’s not a backlog item. It’s Art.
December 2, 2020
Because no one is going to make them for you. I was in the middle of writing this article about what Great Teams Do and it struck me while writing it that the number one thing that they do – is Make Moves. They don’t get sidetracked. They don’t get stuck. They don’t wait for a status meeting. They don’t wait for bugs to be logged. They make moves. They get out in front of the bug reports. They follow-up before the meetings are made. They stay on point and focus on what is important. They Make Moves. Be a
December 1, 2020
There is always a trade-off between what your customer wants and what you are willing to give them. You want your product to always remain front and centre in their minds so they are always remembering to come back for upgrades, support, renewals and most of all – chatting it up with other people. I like WordPress, but the way plugin companies can now notify you of changes, updates, etc has become a horrific mess. Some of these notifications are quite huge, forcing you to scroll down to get to your own work and most don’t make sense or provide
November 27, 2020
It always sets in mid-way through a project. You look at the work you’ve done, you look at the work you have to do and you wonder whether you have it in you to get. It’s not easy, it was never meant to be easy, and for the faint of heart, they throw in the towel or move onto something different. But not you. You won’t give up. You won’t throw in the towel. You won’t move onto something else after the first beta goes out the door. You’ll pick up your gear and keep going, keep leading, keep inspiring.
November 23, 2020
I did an interview a while back on How to move up the Career Ladder on the Mentoring Developers Podcast. This is a great podcast for developers looking to learn and figure out their career trajectory, where they are headed and what they can to do get there. Had a really great time on the show. As a bonus, we recorded the video for the episode as well, available here.
