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📅 May 14, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

An Update on The Building Better Developers Podcast

We have flown through the first seventy-five episodes of this podcast. The website has also grown to over a hundred posts and articles. Thus. it seems like a good time to review what…

📅 May 11, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

Gain Wisdom Through Better Listening Skills

One of the most significant secrets to happiness is wisdom. Even though knowing the right thing to do and doing it are two different challenges, knowing is half the battle. There are many ways…

📅 May 9, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

Use Written Communication To Improve Your Standing And Career

Written communication is a significant part of how we work in business. It is obvious when you look at how much of an MBA program includes writing. Many companies even push business writing classes as…

📅 May 7, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

Database Job Roles and Vendors – Databases Overview Part 2

This episode takes us through part 2 of the databases overview series. We spend time looking at the major players in the industry and then some of the job roles typically seen in this…

📅 May 4, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

How Team Sports, and Group Activities Make Your Life That Much More Enjoyable

We can get through life on our own. However, it is better when shared with others. This fact is one of those secrets to living a better life. It applies to team sports, groups…

📅 May 2, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

Evaluating Vendors and Selecting Solutions – More Than an RFP

Even the lowliest of developers will come to a point where they are asked to look into a potential decision. Their role may only be as an advisor. However, evaluating vendors to some extent…

📅 April 30, 2018 Become a Better Developer ⏱ 3 minutes read

Stay Practical When Learning a New Language And Build Experience

One of my goals early on that I often attribute to my lengthy resume of development languages was to learn two new ones every year. This achievement may seem like an unrealistic goal. However, it…

📅 April 30, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

Logging Your Work – Best Practices in Learning From Mistakes and Reproducing Success

There are a broad range of reasons for logging or tacking the work we do. In technology work, we have such a varied bunch of tasks we perform that this becomes a crucial habit for…

📅 April 27, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

Thinking Big – When The End Overwhelms The Means

Hope is a critical factor in a happy life and, in my opinion, that includes thinking big. The challenge is in remembering that any goal we set is a journey, not a “beam me…

📅 April 25, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

Recording Users and Heat Maps

One of the most influential ways to improve your site is through recording users. When I say record, this is not just noting where they clicked. This is a recording that allows you to…