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April 2, 2021

Greg Thomas

The Architect You Need To Be

The problem with being a Software Architect is everyone thinks they are one. Or rather, we all have a different approach to being one. To me, the good ones, are those that code and design at the same time because they are constantly putting into practice all that they have designed and learned. The fancy pictures are nice, but what really matters with an architecture, is that it works. If you don’t believe me, when was the last time you looked at your house and asked to see the blueprints and drawings for it? Case made.

April 1, 2021

Greg Thomas

Leadership is Now Free!

Now with each promotion you get all of the leadership free – for every scenario you have ever thought of and/or considered now or in the future. Even if you don’t get a promotion, you can download all the scenarios for free from Google and have everything downloaded into your brain. All that hard work you’ve been doing all these years? No more, you’re good to go, just download leadership and you’ll be good to go. No, it’s not that easy, it never has been and if it was, it wouldn’t be fun. Happy April Fools (sorry if you clicked

March 31, 2021

Greg Thomas

The In-Betweener

The In-Betweener works in the shadows, between problems, trying to find solutions. The only time you will realize all that they do, is when they are not there, where issues and problems begin to arise at an increasing rate. They keep the tensions low, they keep things from simmering over and they always keep their eye on the prize. The In-Betweener is the person on your team you never interviewed for but are glad they joined your team.

March 30, 2021

Greg Thomas

Software is Not a Factory

Software is an art. Software is creative. How you learn, how you get to where you want to go, where you start from, there are so many incredible paths that you can take to get there, it boggles the mind. This is why I have never been able to see software as a Factory (granted a design pattern exists around this function). What we create, what we build, what has come out of our collective minds over the past twenty years could not have happened in a Factory. Whether you’re building your own platform, coding in C++, making a React

March 29, 2021

Greg Thomas

This is where it gets Exciting

The project is almost over. That last release note are being prepped. We are getting down to the wire on what to deliver. The bug fixes are in. The last bit of code is being validated. The customer has been shown the demos on what things look like. And so many more, but you get the idea, this is where it get’s exciting.