TL;DR — There are several benefits to you, your team, and your project by doing an end-to-end review of a “slice” of an application in which you have no prior experience. Context Our team at work has been assigned…
Professional Development – 2017 – Week 20
Dates covered: May 15-21, 2017 (week 20 of 52) Career How to Improve at Work When You’re Not Getting Feedback (via Harvard Business Review Audible Channel) Communication How to Communicate Effectively as an Engineer Without Resorting to Management Speak (via Software Lead Weekly)…
Professional Development – 2017 – Week 19
Dates covered: May 8-14, 2017 (week 19 of 52) Communication How to Work with Someone Who Isn’t a Team Player (via Harvard Business Review Audible channel) Culture Two thirds of developers work remotely at least some of the time, and this number…
Professional Development – 2017 – Week 18
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…