Distributed development teams are not unusual in this day and age, and working remotely can be rewarding and challenging. Luckily there are many ways to effectively contribute your skills and experience to a successful project. In this post, I will examine what it takes to effectively contribute to a team when working off-site, with a particular focus on some tools and strategies that can help…
Starting your own web development business
Attention: The following article was published over 9 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. Please keep that in mind as you read the post.So you think you have finally arrived! You have “mastered” a handful of technologies that allow you to create a website solution from a full stack standpoint. You have experience setting up …
Making Cultural Shift Happen
Attention: The following article was published over 10 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. Please keep that in mind as you read the post.Let me paint a picture and see if it sounds familiar to you: You’re two weeks past the delivery date of the project you’ve been assigned to. So far, you’ve heard around …
Five Funny Moments in Developer History
Attention: The following article was published over 11 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. Please keep that in mind as you read the post.I’ve been working in development environments my whole career, over 30 years. I started out sharing an office that actually had a door on it; yes, that was a really long time …
When is Enough, Enough?
Attention: The following article was published over 11 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. Please keep that in mind as you read the post.This summer, I had the pleasure of chatting with a distant cousin who was traveling through town. He is a retired project manager from NASA, but they keep bringing him back as …