2 weeks ago
When you least expect it. From a KB article that no one read. One day, a library you are using will die, and you’ll have to rewrite that code. My advice? Make sure what you are doing with that library is well-written, well-designed, and makes complete logical sense (comments and documentation are a given). Because one day, that super critical library you are working with, will die.
3 weeks ago
Kick-Offs are perfect; everyone is happy, and everything is going perfectly – nothing has gone sideways at this point. Optimism flows endlessly. But then the project starts, and over time, the optimism and happiness of the kick-off fade away. On a long-running project, you need to work to recapture that kick-off energy; you need to keep it going when times are tough, and reality has started to set in. There are a variety of options for how to recreate that kick-off energy; There are probably many more ideas (outside of throwing a party), but to capture the essence behind the
4 weeks ago
My authenticator app is overflowing with sites – everyone wants a code for me to log in with now. Do they need the code? I don’t know. But now that one does it, they all do it. I am using different codes for different apps. We’re not solving the problem of authentication; we’re simply duplicating it across every piece of infrastructure we now touch.
1 month ago
By how much do you produce, and what do you accomplish? Look, it’s not a rocket science type of goal, you do work, you are productive. You don’t do work; you are not productive. Don’t make it complicated, but make sure you’re always using that metric. Doing work and delivering at the end of the week, means you were productive.
1 month ago
The Last 10% of any project is the hardest and takes the longest – mentally – of the entire project. I don’t know how long it will take you or what it takes to complete it. Only you do, all I know is the last 10% can take twice as long as the middle 80% and thrice of the starting 10%. The solution? Find a closer, someone who can take that last 10% over the finish line. They are in short supply, but when you have one, they will make every project succeed by finishing that last 10% that the
