Dates covered: May 1-7, 2017 (week 18 of 52) Career Software Entrepreneurs: Stop looking for itches to scratch (via The Software Mentor) .NET Rocks! 1438: The Evolution of Software Development Careers with Erik Dietrich (via .NET Rocks!) Culture The 9 questions that uncover the…
RPM 74 Review
Here’s my quarterly RPM review post giving some details and thoughts about the 2017 Q2 release, RPM 74. I’ll start with my general thoughts for the release, and if you’re interested in a track-by-track breakdown, keep on reading. General Thoughts…
Professional Development – 2017 – Week 17
Dates covered: April 24-30, 2017 (week 17 of 52) Career Software Craftsmanship as Good Business (via Erik Dietrich) Communication How to Reliably Get Your Team to Write Articles for Your Engineering Blog (via Software Lead Weekly) Collaboration Overload Is a Symptom of a…
Professional Development – 2017 – Week 16
Dates covered: April 17-23, 2017 (week 16 of 52) Communication How to Get Your Team to Follow Through After a Meeting (via HBR Audible channel) What to Do When Someone Angrily Challenges Your Data (via HBR Audible channel) How to Make Small Talk (via…
Professional Development – 2017 – Week 15
Dates covered: April 10-16, 2017 (week 15 of 52) Career The Utter Uselessness of Job Interviews (via Michael Lopp) Share What You Learn (even if you’re not an expert) (via Steve Smith) A developer’s guide to interviewing (via Rich Rogers) Should a CTO…
Professional Development – 2017 – Week 14
Dates covered: April 3-9, 2017 (week 14 of 52) Career Every Day We Must Sweep (via Software Lead Weekly) Quip’s Edmond Lau on how to become a more effective engineer (via Software Lead Weekly) Culture Why Job Titles Are More Than a Necessary…
Professional Development – 2017 – Week 13
Dates covered: March 27-April 2, 2017 (week 13 of 52) Career Programmer Competency Matrix (via The Software Mentor) Communication Running a Manager Feedback Cycle (via Software Lead Weekly) Process The 1 Percent Rule: Why a Few People Get Most of the Rewards (via James…
Professional Development – 2017 – Week 12
Dates covered: March 20-26, 2017 (week 12 of 52) Culture State of Software Development at Startups in 2017 (via Tamas Torok) Lessons from 7 highly successful software engineering cultures (via Software Lead Weekly) Stack Overflow Developer Survey Results – 2017 (via Software Lead Weekly)…
Professional Development – 2017 – Week 11
Dates covered: March 13-19, 2017 (week 11 of 52) Culture Tech Interview Torture Chamber (via The Software Mentor) Speakers, Let’s Change Our Terminology: No More Rejections (via The Software Mentor) Being an Effective Ally to Women and Non-Binary People (via Software Lead Weekly)…
Trip Report: Management and Leadership Skills for First-time Supervisors and Managers
In January 2017, I was promoted to Team Leader. This move is a more formal management position, as I now have three people I supervise. To help in this transition, it was suggested that I enroll in some introductory management/leadership…