The Waiting Place
How the way we work slows down the work we do I have expansive music tastes, but one genre that was never among my favorites was the late 70’s-early 80’s … Continue reading The Waiting Place
Tag: Developer
The Choice of Programming Language
What considerations go into the right language for the job When I was very young, I would spend school breaks with my grandparents in London. My granddad was quite the … Continue reading The Choice of Programming Language
O Code, Where Art Thou
Or how to wrangle insights from a massive codebase… Music is a core part of my being. I have been a heavy metal musician, a college radio DJ, and traveled … Continue reading O Code, Where Art Thou
Ten Years of DevOps, So What?
Thoughts from DevOps Days NYC 2020 and what we have learned Three years ago, I went to my first DevOpsDays event, and it is fair to say that it radically changed … Continue reading Ten Years of DevOps, So What?
How to Engage Developers
Understanding what developers want from the technology buying process For many of you that have been long time readers, you know me from my days selling software at Stack Overflow. … Continue reading How to Engage Developers
Sub-Optimal Optimization
In an era when memes were not a thing, “wax on, wax off” was for me my first meme. All the kids had seen The Karate Kid and for weeks … Continue reading Sub-Optimal Optimization
Software Delivery, Overwhelmed
One of the classic American TV comedy moments was the chocolate factory episode from the 50’s sitcom I Love Lucy. The titular character Lucy and her best friend Ethel get jobs wrapping … Continue reading Software Delivery, Overwhelmed
To Kill a Community
I wasn’t a reader growing up. By reading, I mean the books assigned in English Literature. It’s fair to say I was more an avid reader of Cliff Notes. If … Continue reading To Kill a Community
The Big Picture
Better software results when developers know the end goal By Peter Varhol Have you ever sat at your desk at work, wondering why you were doing a particular task? It’s not … Continue reading The Big Picture
Modern View on Architecting Teams
What matters in building high performing engineering teams Sometimes going down the Internet rabbit hole is not a waste of time. Sometimes it is a marvelous revelation as I discovered … Continue reading Modern View on Architecting Teams
Developer Culture in Vietnam
A story of exponential growth in the developer community My earliest memories of noodle soup were those horrible canned ones my mother would serve when she was too tired to … Continue reading Developer Culture in Vietnam
Making Remote Work Succeed
How are you preparing for the future of work? A few weeks ago Automattic, the company behind WordPress, announced a huge fund raise. Salesforce put $300 million into Automattic, taking their … Continue reading Making Remote Work Succeed
