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7 months ago

Greg Thomas

Code Your Way Up

It’s been over 5 years since Code Your Way Up came out.  I get asked every now and again whether there will be a second edition, perhaps updated with the influences of AI and all that has changed along the way. The answer is no, when I look at the patterns, frameworks, and questions that were asked in that initial release, they still ring true today. Interesting, this is ChatGPT’s interpretation of the book. ✅ Should You Read It? If your goal is to transition from coding to leading—learning to drive delivery, take ownership, grow teams, and navigate the challenges

7 months ago

Greg Thomas

Don’t Forget to Standup

Not at your desk. But for your work. For what you do. What do you deliver? What you strive to do the best day in and day out. No one can ever fault you for giving your best, for trying to accomplish your goals, and for standing up for what’s right. And if they do, then it’s their problem and not yours.

7 months ago

Greg Thomas

Make the Hard Decisions

If every decision were easy, we probably wouldn’t have a word for it. It would just be a thing that we do. Hard decisions aren’t easy, and when I look at people and teams I have worked with who have had to make them, I have always respected them for making those calls. Sitting at the table, making those hard decisions is never easy . Easy decisions are throwing someone under the bus; Hard decisions are working with them. Pick your decision.

7 months ago

Greg Thomas

Find the Curiosity

Whatever you are building on, you need to know what is beneath to be successful. That means you need to be curious. Low code, Vibe Code, No Code is great until you need to figure out why something isn’t working. You don’t buy a car without looking under the hood, don’t make the same mistake with the code that you’ve purchased and/or are working on. Be curious.

8 months ago

Greg Thomas

A Tip for Meeting Apps

If I receive an invite in my inbox, and I miss it, as can happen quite a bit. Nudge me after a few hours, and the invite is there. Don’t remind me 15 minutes before the meeting is about to start that I’m attending this meeting. Make my acceptance, not my tentative acceptance, mean something.  Make it mean that I’m actually attending, not “auto-accepted”.