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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 we have to offer as well as what to look for in the future of the building better developers podcast. Embracing Apple Podcasts and Amazon Alexa We have always been hosted on Apple podcasts and now have added Amazon Alexa to our platforms.  For Amazon, just say “Alexa, Enable Building Better Developers.”  It is a great way to listen to podcasts around your home.  Of course, Apple podcasts is still an excellent way to find podcasts on your mobile device. A Tour of Our Offerings We cover the... Read more

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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 to gain wisdom.  However, the most prevalent source is the people around us. Listen Before You Leap A skill that often comes up in the improvement of career, relationships, and customer satisfaction (among many others) is the ability to listen.  It is important to remember that hearing and listening are two very different things.  The action of hearing is automatic; listening is intentional. An excellent example of this is in a class or similar situation where we are there to listen to a lecture.  We lean in,... Read more

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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 part of their employee training. Let Us Count The Ways We write emails every day.  This is an excellent place to work on writing fundamentals.  These include spelling, grammar, vocabulary, and even flow.  Short form platforms like Twitter and text messages use a form of shorthand and do not emphasize spelling or grammar,  Nevertheless, try to stick to proper writing standards with these where possible.  It will serve as challenging practice to try to maintain these skills.  There will also be a marked difference in your communications... Read more

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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 area of technology. The Major Players We start with a tour of the most significant players in the industry.  These are almost all familiar names with IBM, Oracle, and Microsoft all in the top five.  The other names may not be new to you either.  MySQL and Postgres round out the top five.  These are solutions you need to be familiar with if you want to advance your career in this area.  You can focus on the niches, but big money in the database world is... Read more

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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 we work with and any group activity.  Great peace and enlightenment may be attributed to a guru on a mountaintop.  That is not the same as true joy.  In fact, do we ever picture a joyful experience as a person by himself?  No, our pictures of happiness may be a single person, but when you think of greater satisfaction, other people enter the picture. The Greatest Punishment We all know that one is the loneliest number that there ever was.  Depression is often attributed to people... Read more

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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 falls into our lap as a task to perform.  There are “big” approaches to these evaluation requests, but proper use of free tools can be as valuable. The Vendor Is as Important as The Tool A typical error in evaluating a tool is minimizing the vendor that created it.  Yes, tools are more than just the vendor.  However, an unstable vendor is more likely to build a questionable product than one that is a financial success.  Issues with the vendor often can be harbingers of hidden... Read more