23 Sep 2020
Most people I meet on their path to getting the job they want in software show me a resume that looks like something they either haven’t touched since school or full of fancy design aspects and empty when it comes to content. I quickly explain the concept of the “Prototype” resume to put them in a position to customize resumes, apply to jobs quicker, and better prepare themselves to negotiate.
17 Sep 2020
At a conference during the time between sessions, someone remarked that The Responsibility Process changed their life. I read the book and went through the class, and it changed my perspective as well.
15 Sep 2020
I get asked pretty regularly by people about how to go about building a portfolio site. My controversial answer is, “Don’t.” What I want to talk about today is why I recommend limiting your time making a portfolio site and using that time on other things.
10 Sep 2020
When I mentor people trying to land their first few jobs in development, I often encourage them to apply to multiple jobs a week. I’m commonly told there aren’t that many good ones out there.
09 Sep 2020
Earlier today, I was in a conversation with Jabe Bloom about architecture. In my slowness to figure out what we were talking about, I thought we were talking about something else entirely.
03 Sep 2020
For the first few jobs in my career, I lived with what many did, the dreaded on-call rotation. That is, for the uninitiated, when you do your typical workday, and then you remain available to handle support issues through the night. One particular job left me with several weeks of late-night calls, and I couldn’t stand it anymore. So here’s the story of how I stopped doing on-call support from then on.
