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📅 April 9, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

Selling New Technology To Your Boss

Sooner or later we all face the challenge of selling our boss or team on using the latest tool or technology. We love our work so selling new technology is a labor of love. The technology…

📅 April 6, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

Keeping Up With Pop Culture

You are more likely to be focused on business and technology than pop culture if you listen to this podcast. However, there is a value in keeping up with such general knowledge areas. One…

📅 April 4, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

Building a Business: All-in vs. Bootstrapping

When you start building a business there are two extremes you can follow. There is the all-in approach on one end and the bootstrap approach on the other. Fortunately, these are not mutually exclusive…

📅 April 3, 2018 General ⏱ 2 minutes read

Software Architecture Conference 2018 Highlights

The O’ Reilly Software Architecture Conference 2018 was held in New York City. It was a week full of excellent lectures, hands-on opportunities, and all things architecture related. We departed from our normal lecture series in the…

📅 April 2, 2018 Become a Better Developer ⏱ 4 minutes read

3 Ways To Start Your Business

Think about what you like about your job. This is where you want to go first to start your business. By the way, we can start down this path at any time. However, we…

📅 April 2, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

Object-Oriented Design – A Pragmatic Approach

Object-Oriented Design has been around for a few decades now. Therefore, we have whole generations of developers that have been taught OOD in their college courses as well as in their studies. I am…

📅 March 30, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

Binge-Watching For Fun And Entertainment

You might find it odd that anyone would recommend bingeing of any sort. We all know that moderation is always best. Nevertheless, I think there is good that can come from binge-watching your way through a…

📅 March 28, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

How To Decide When To Quit

One of the hardest choices to make with a business is to close the doors. Many of us have the “winners never quit” quote floating around in our head. That quote keeps us from…

📅 March 27, 2018 Become a Better Developer ⏱ 2 minutes read

Building A Product Roadmap – Challenges and Suggestions

We always find ways to improve on our software creations. This struggle can prove to be a distraction and even detrimental to releasing an application. To combat those challenges and plan our releases, we can…

📅 March 26, 2018 Become a Better Developer ⏱ 3 minutes read

Increase Your Value Through Business Knowledge

We have focused a lot on the technical aspects of an IT career. However, the business (or businesses) you work in is a significant factor in your journey to a better developer. Let me…