Scrum Masters: What Makes a Good One?
Yes, that’s right. I am writing a blog post today about Scrum and Scrum Masters. No, I haven’t lost my mind. I just realized that out of everything...
View ArticleHow Should Software Developers Prepare For The Future?
The field of software development is somewhat like the stock market. It can feel like you have to anticipate where things are going if you don’t want to...
View ArticleWhy You Need An Automation Testing Framework
Blackbox automation testing should be part of any successful software development organization. Unit testing is great, but to cover the largest area of your...
View ArticleGet Up And Code 055: Staying Active With Troy Hunt
In this episode I got a chance to talk to Troy Hunt, way on the other side of the world.Troy had some great perspectives on staying in shape and living a...
View ArticleYou Never Really Learn Something Until You Teach It
As software developers we spend a large amount of time learning. There is always a new framework or technology to learn. It can seem impossible to keep up with...
View Article3 Simple Techniques to Make APIs Easier to Use and Understand
How many times have you tried to use an API only to find that you had to fill in some ridiculous number of parameters with values that you had no idea...
View ArticleKilling the Cynic
It is easy to become a cynic. Most of us fall into the cynical cycle without even realizing it. When you go down that road it leads you right to pessimism and...
View ArticleThere is More Than One Path to Success
For a long time I had a difficult time reconciling that both the cowboy coders and the meticulous software craftsmen are able to achieve extraordinary...
View ArticleStop Taking Yourself So Seriously
There is a pretty good chance I screwed up today. There is a pretty good chance that this blog article will flop. Maybe, you’ll come here to my blog,...
View ArticleDo Software Developers Really Need Degrees?
When I first started out my career as a software developer, I didn’t have a degree. I took my first real job when I was on summer break from my first year...
View ArticleFitting in with Corporate Culture
In this video I answer a question about fitting into corporate culture when you come from a different background.
View ArticleThe 4 Levels of Freedom For Software Developers
For quite some time now I’ve been putting together, in my mind, what I think are the four distinct levels that software developers can go through in...
View ArticleThe Experience Paradox–How to Get a Job Without Experience
One of the most difficult things about becoming a software developer, is the experience paradox of needing to have a job to get experience and needing to have...
View ArticleWhy I am AGAINST Net Neutrality
No, I’m not saying this just to get a rise out of you, I am actually against net neutrality and here is why: Net neutrality is this principle that says...
View ArticleHow to Negotiate Your Salary
I’m often surprised how many software developers neglect to do any salary negotiations at all or make a single attempt at negotiating their salary and then...
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