Recently I went looking for some information about how society has responded to the fast pace of change (mainly in technology). My thoughts were geared toward things like open-source software and lower cost of entry into tech fields (e.g., 3D…
Professional Development – 2015 – Week 10
Dates covered: March 2-8, 2015 (week 10 of 52) Career The Surprising Benefits (and Pitfalls) of Being a “Jack of All Trades” (via Lifehacker) Worry About Keeping Your Next Job, Not Your Current One (via Lifehacker) How to Answer “Why Do You…
BODYJAM 71 Review
Overview BODYJAM 71 (10 Years Turnt Up) is the 2015 Q1 release. Here’s the overall format: Warmup Isolations Break on D Floor Too Turnt Up (5 tracks) Recovery Bounce Generation (5 tracks) Groovedown For the Mash It block, the last…
Professional Development – 2015 – Week 12
Dates covered: March 16-23, 2015 (week 12 of 52) Career To fight or not to fight: how to know when to go to battle for an idea (and how to win) (via Rich Rogers) The Idea Person (via Software Lead Weekly) The…
Generalist or Specialist
This morning I read Greg Jorgensen’s post entitled “The things you need to know to do web development” and was in awe at the dizzying array of moving pieces that are part of Web development these days. As a disclaimer, my day…
Professional Development – 2015 – Week 9
Dates covered: February 23-March 1, 2015 (week 9 of 52) Career How to Have a Better Career in Software (via Pluralsight Blog, recommended by Cameron Presley) Team of Teams: The Big SCRUM Series (via David Starr) Nobody Hates Software More Than…
March 2015 BODYJAM Mix
This month I’ll continue teaching the most recent release, BODYJAM 71 (10 Years Turnt Up). There are several reasons I’m staying with this release: Most of this month will be spent learning the newest release, BODYJAM 72, which will be launched…
March 2015 RPM Mix
Here are my RPM track lists for March 2015. I’ll be teaching the extended length mix on Sundays. Normal RPM Length [table] Track,Title,Artist,Time,Release Pack Ride,Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself),Ne-Yo,5:44,60 Pace,Halfway Gone,Poptent,5:14,51 Hills,Loco (Empyre One Remix),Manian,6:52,55 Mixed Terrain,Supersoaker,Kings of…
Professional Development – 2015 – Week 8
Dates covered: February 16-22, 2015 (week 8 of 52) Career On Being a Senior Engineer (via Rich Rogers) Write A Resignation Letter, But Don’t Deliver It (via Lifehacker) Technical Excellence and Professional Process (via David Starr) The Joel Test for Programmers…
Professional Development – 2015 – Week 7
Dates covered: February 9-15, 2015 (week 7 of 52) Career The Impact Trap: How We End up Settling (via Lifehacker) Aggregation of Indignities (via Eric Dietrich) Why Learning to Code Is So Damn Hard (via Lifehacker) What Doesn’t Seem Like Work? (via Software…