Here is my RPM track list for late-February through mid-March 2016. I’ll likely switch to another mix in March, and then we’ll launch RPM 70 in early April. See also: RPM 66 Music Review [table] Track,Title,Artist,Time Pack Ride,Angel in Blue Jeans,Train,5:44…
Professional Development – 2016 – Week 7
Dates covered: February 15-21, 2016 (week 7 of 52) Culture GitHub Activity Guilt and the Coder’s FitBit (via The Software Mentor) Get Off of GitHub (via The Software Mentor) Don’t create a sense of urgency, foster a sense of purpose. (via Software Lead…
Professional Development – 2016 – Week 6
Dates covered: February 8-14, 2016 (week 6 of 52) Career You Weren’t Born to Just Write Code and Die (via The Software Mentor) Coding as a Career Isn’t Right for Me (via The Software Mentor) Creating a Career Path (via Software Lead Weekly)…
Professional Development – 2016 – Week 5
Dates covered: February 1-7, 2016 (week 5 of 52) Career We’re Not Beasts, So Let’s Not Act Like It (via Erik Dietrich) Is Unlimited PTO a Good Deal for Me? (via Erik Dietrich) Communication Shorter Feedback is Not Always Bett (via Software Lead…
Professional Development – 2016 – Week 4
Dates covered: January 25-31, 2016 (week 4 of 52) Career Hire Literally Anyone (via The Software Mentor) 10 Tips for Successfully Working from Home (via The Software Mentor) The Architect Title Over-Specialization (via Erik Dietrich) How to Hire (via Software Lead Weekly) Hiring…
Professional Development – 2016 – Week 3
Dates covered: January 18-24, 2016 (week 3 of 52) Career First Signs That You Should Not Take That Job (via The Software Mentor) A Players Don’t Hire A Players – They Partner with A Players (via Erik Dietrich) Interview Preparation Guide (via Software…
Professional Development – 2016 – Week 2
Dates covered: January 11-17, 2016 (week 2 of 52) Career On Being a Senior Engineer (via Software Lead Weekly) Communication What I Learned from Reading 429 Conference Proposals (via The Software Mentor) Culture Rethinking the org chart: Areas of Responsibility (AoRs) (via Software…
Professional Development – 2016 – Week 1
Dates covered: January 4-10, 2016 (week 1 of 52) Career Transitioning to Meta-management (via The Software Mentor) On the unreasonable reality of “junior” developer interviews (via The Software Mentor) Developers: Here’s why you should make yourself replaceable (via Pluralsight Blog) How to Detect…
Professional Development – 2015 – Week 52
Dates covered: December 28, 2015 – January 3, 2016 (week 52 of 52) Career The Best Way to Hire Developers (via Erik Dietrich) Mature Developers (via Software Lead Weekly) The Hardest, Shortest Lesson: Becoming a Manager (via Software Lead Weekly) Communication How…
January 2016 RPM Mixes
For the first few weeks this month, I’ll be revisiting RPM 61 (which I launched January 2014). Check out my preview commentary about the upcoming release, RPM 69, which we’ll be launching as a team on Saturday, January 23 at noon!…