The 2016 JavaScript ecosystem just isn’t for me
After going to a Eugene Web Developers meetup, I decided to pick JavaScript back up again. But I have a feeling that the current state of the JavaScript doesn’t fit with my personality type. I’ve...
View ArticleCatchin up on your podcast listening
I’m a huge fan of podcast. Though what I listen to changes from time to time there are a few shows that have stayed in rotation lately. Dan Carlin does an amazing podcast called Hardcore History. Dan...
View ArticleSoftware that’s complicated to test can’t maintain quality
I recently watched an episode of FunFunFunction by MPJ. He was talking about why settings are evil. There was one concept from the video that I found interesting. The idea is that software that’s...
View ArticleA line of dripping paint
Have you heard the idea that we should learn with the goal of being t-shaped? There’s a metaphor I think aligns better with how I want to live life. I’m striving to be a line of dripping paint. Being...
View ArticleOne year in Eugene Oregon
I’ve been living in Eugene Oregon for one year now. Here’s 8 things that I’ve noticed after moving to the Pacific Northwest from the San Francisco area. Having four seasons is nice. Summers are much...
View ArticleStress doesn’t equal productivity
You shouldn’t real be busy. It seems obvious but it’s not. Feels like most of use live in a ‘busy-to-appear-productive” culture. For most of my life I’ve been busy. Many things in the air at the same...
View ArticleProgrammers tricked into playing the wrong game
Just because you’re in the game doesn’t mean you’re playing the right one. The intelligent programmer who optimizes his code before knowing if it’s needed. The open source zealot who believes that all...
View ArticleThe 2016 JavaScript ecosystem just isn’t for me
After going to a Eugene Web Developers meetup, I decided to pick JavaScript back up again. But I have a feeling that the current state of the JavaScript doesn’t fit with my personality type. I’ve...
View ArticleCatchin up on your podcast listening
I’m a huge fan of podcast. Though what I listen to changes from time to time there are a few shows that have stayed in rotation lately. Dan Carlin does an amazing podcast called Hardcore History. Dan...
View ArticleOne way to tell if you’re patient enough
How far in the future are you thinking? Recently thanks to Gary Vee I’ve been thinking about the importance of patience. We all have goals. The internet increases the temptation to always be on the go....
View ArticleStarting Small As A Software Developer
We all start small. I found this short list by Justin Jackson on what starting small looks like. I’ve had trouble starting small in the past. I’m the type of person who wants to start at level three...
View ArticleConsistency over quality
Today I decided to press the publish button on a podcast that I’m not completely happy with. Don’t get me wrong I don’t think I’ve ever published something that I’m 100% happy with. I don’t think...
View ArticleWhat Software Developers Can Learn From Naruto Uzumaki
I believe that you can learn from everyone even if they’re a fictional character. If you have no idea who Naruto is then you’re definitely in for a treat. This is another post in a series that I’m...
View ArticleA Programmer’s invisible resistance
I’m sure as computer programmers you’ve felt resistance before. “Resistance cannot be seen, touched, heard, or smelled. But it can be felt. We experience it as an energy field radiating from a...
View ArticleRemembering how to listen as a tech community
Have you ever talked to someone who’s not listening to you? They might be listening but only halfway. You ask them a question and have to repeat it many times. In the middle of your sentence they...
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Merry Christmas 2016
Here are a few of my favorite Christmas themed links for Software Developers. I heard a rumor that Santa moved over to AWS this year. Big if true. — The Practical Dev How to detect a Christmas Tree...
View ArticleThe meat grinder approach for startup ideas
I first heard of the meat grinder approach for finding startup ideas in a post by Tyler Tringas. Tyler doesn’t try to find good business ideas. He uses the meat grinder approach to filter out all the...
View ArticleTalent stacking benefits
How does a model gain over 10,000 followers per day? If someone said she stacked a few talents together would you believe them. Talent stacking is the reason Scott Adams gives in his blog post, The...
View ArticleSoftware Soup
Software Soup Today you can add Google maps to your application with a few lines of code. Just think about how crazy that is? There are cameras in space taking high-resolution images of the planet. I...
View ArticleThree ideas worth sharing
I’ve been perusing the internet looking for an idea that I could steal. Something worth sharing with you here today on my blog. Something I could remix into my own thing. I have no idea what to write...
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