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I’m Reading a Textbook
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Software Libraries Die
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Kick-Offs
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Just a Quick Question
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The Never Shipped
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Your Best Time
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Take a Leap
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It Gets Better
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The Authenticator App Problem
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Coaching vs Leadership
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Yes, I picked up a textbook (2 actually) on learning a new software language, and I love it. I love having everything in one place. I love reading the sidebars and comments on how things work and how to get started. I love hearing about a person’s learning journey from beginning to end. I love being on a logical roadmap instead of trying to figure it out on my own. And I enjoy the feeling and satisfaction of completing a chapter. Also, I like turning the page to something new, something a blog post will never be able to replicate. …
Software Libraries Die
Greg Thomas
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. Want more? Check out my book Code Your Way Up – available as an eBook or Paperback on Amazon (CAN and US). I’m also the co-host of the Remotely Prepared podcast.
2 days ago
Kick-Offs
Greg Thomas
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 …
2 weeks ago
Coaching vs Leadership
Coaches provide direction, suggestions, mentoring, and guidance on how a problem can be solved. Leaders are the first to accept the words of the coach and work with the team, side by side, to implement what needs to be done. Sometimes one and the same, generally two, one sees things from outside of the team, one sees things from inside of the team. Both need each other to be successful. As soon as the coach and the leader understand that relationship, they are unstoppable. Want more? Check out my book Code Your Way Up – available as an eBook or …
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Team Emergence
You’re now a team until someone else jumps in. There are no teams of one, because it’s just you. When two people start doing things together, you have a start. When three people start talking through problems, you have a base. And when four people start moving in the same direction, you have an emergence. That’s a team. Want more? Check out my book Code Your Way Up – available as an eBook or Paperback on Amazon (CAN and US). I’m also the co-host of the Remotely Prepared podcast.
2 weeks ago
I Sent it to You
The most passive sentence ever uttered when someone says “they don’t have it”. What this really means… I probably haven’t, but I didn’t read it. I’m overloaded and have no time to read it. I saw it, but chose to ignore it for other priorities. I don’t use that medium, so there is no value in it going there. Take your pick, ask the receiver which category they fall into, and then figure out your next step from there in how to work with them. “I Sent it to you” isn’t a path to making things better. Want more? Check …