Full Stack Developer Retrospect
Back in 2012 I wrote a post What is a Full Stack developer. Somehow it ended up being the top hit in google for “full stack” for a number of years. It has had over 1.1 million views since 2015 … Continue reading
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Working for Equity as a Software Developer
As a software developer I’ve been involved in a number of equity conversations over my career. Mostly what you’ll run into is dreamers with no experience asking you to work for free while they waste your time. Occasionally you’ll encounter … Continue reading
My Answer To: How To Stay Current in Software?
I had a developer write to me a few weeks ago asking how to stay current. With their permission I’ve published their question and my answer with personal details omitted. Question from a new developer: How do I stay current? … Continue reading
Posted in For New Developers, Work
Tagged career, learning
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DBAs are Out of Style and Now There’s a Hole In Your Database
The concept of a DBA – database administrator, has practically gone out of style as a full time job. DBA work, if it is being done, is handled by someone or something else, perhaps in a more vanilla way that … Continue reading
Posted in Application Development, Data, Sys Admin
Tagged aws, career, databases, development
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Some Tips on Improving your Social Skills (for Software Devs)
After 7 hours heads down working on code the last thing I want to do is talk to someone. In fact, I’m probably so in the zone by that point I’d likely go on to code for another 1-5 hours … Continue reading
How to Structure Ongoing Learning in the Software Field
Many software developers have a love/hate relationship with the amount of ongoing learning the profession requires. It can be really enjoyable to learn new things, especially languages and frameworks that are powerful and fun to use. That moment when a … Continue reading
How to Deftly Handle Pushy People and Succeed on Software Projects
Working in the software profession you will often run into a situation where someone is pushing your estimates down, asking for the moon, or increasing scope without adding resources or time. There is no instruction manual for handling that sort … Continue reading
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Tagged career, communication, leadership
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My Answer To: I want to learn programming, should I attend a code school?
I recently had a reader ask me if they should attend a coding academy because they want to get into programming. Here is my answer: There are many success stories involving code schools. In fact my grandmother was one of … Continue reading
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Tagged career, development, education, software
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Mastery over Negativity – Dealing with Negative Geeks
I think it is okay to be negative about a given software technology, but it has to be for the right technical reasons in the context of the problem at hand. For the most part what goes on is bashing … Continue reading
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Tagged career, leadership, office
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The Software Maintenance Efficiency Curve
I have been told “there is no such thing as green field development”. While that statement is false for the hobbyist developer, in the business world it is nearly true. Those who code for a hobby or for pure enjoyment … Continue reading
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Tagged business, career, development, economics
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