My team lead is changing companies, so we’ve had various discussions as of late about design decisions we’ve made in our area of the project and others we’re considering for future work. Given this situation happened at my previous job,…
Professional Development – 2016 – Week 35
Dates covered: August 29-September 4, 2016 (week 35 of 52) Career Dual-Track PM Ladders: Product vs. managerial career paths (via Software Lead Weekly) Communication Asking Good Questions Is Hard but Worth It (via Software Lead Weekly) Culture Summary of Peopleware Management If There is…
September 2016 RPM Mix
Here is my RPM track list for September 2015. The launch of the next release (RPM 72) should be in mid-October. See also: RPM 64 Music Review RPM 64 Review [table] Track,Title,Artist,Time Pack Ride,Just Say Yes,Snow Patrol,5:44 Pace,Take Me Home,Cash Cash…
Professional Development – 2016 – Week 34
Dates covered: August 21-28 2016 (week 34 of 52) Career Attributes of a Great Development Team Member (via David Starr) Why Recruiting Isn’t Over When an Employee Accepts Your Offer (via Software Lead Weekly) Don’t Roll out the Red Carpet on the Way…
Single Exit Pattern and Test Coverage
While helping mentor a teammate on some unit testing practices, I came across a wrinkle about how the code coverage metric can be misleading when your program flow is structured in a particular way. Caveat: The code and unit tests…
Professional Development – 2016 – Week 33
Dates covered: August 15-21 2016 (week 33 of 52) Career How to Hire a Software Developer (via The Software Mentor) Thoughts on the Technical Track (via Software Lead Weekly) Wealth, Health, Work, and Weight (via Software Lead Weekly) Communication Watch Your Words: Feedback Analysis (via…
Professional Development – 2016 – Week 32
Dates covered: August 8-14, 2016 (week 32 of 52) Career The Jobs We’ll Lose to Machines and the Ones We Won’t (via TED) How to Build a Business That Lasts 100 Years (via TED) Culture Lowering the Bar (via Software Lead Weekly)…
RPM 71 Review
Here’s my quarterly RPM review post giving some details and thoughts about the 2016 Q3 release, RPM 71. 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 – 2016 – Week 31
Dates covered: August 1-7, 2016 (week 31 of 52) Career How to Think about Your Career (via Software Lead Weekly) Communication The Dreaded Weekly Status E-mail (via The Software Mentor) “I Like I Wish” to Get Better Feedback (via Software Lead Weekly) Culture…
August 2016 RPM Mix
Here is my RPM track list for August 2016. Last month was the launch of RPM 71, so expect RPM 72 in October! [table] Track,Title,Artist,Time,Release Pack Ride,Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself),Ne-Yo,5:44,60 Pace,Diamonds (Bimbo Jones Vocal…