The Fear of Not Appearing Technical
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Inspired by the greatest Sarah that I’ve met this year who has introduced me to #SarahConf…. this thread really hits home: I want to talk about something that’s bugged me…
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Earning vs Learning
Once again, Cory House has a blog-inspiring question: One of life’s hardest decisions: Earn vs learn. When you’re reached expertise, do you stay put and harvest the returns as long…
EGO CHECK – TESTERS ARE *NOT* INFERIOR TO DEVS
After talking with people – recruiters, developers, testers, and many other techie types – I see a lot of people quick to judge testing as a task inferior to development.…
Why I Do What I Do
I have to thank Cory House for mentioning this article about Why Do You Do What You Do Because You Better Know. With some changes happening, this is something I…
Kalamazoo X – Inspiring Change
For the past 9 years, my dear friend Michael Eaton has been holding an amazing conference in Kalamazoo, MI called Kalamazoo X. In 2018, he will be putting on the…
Thoughts of my Dream Job Situation
While watching Twitter, I saw this pop up in my stream: What is your dream job situation? What would you do? Do you have that job now? — SwiftOnSecurity (@SwiftOnSecurity)…
Before Contracting, Do Your Research
Within the past couple months, I’ve been dealing with junior devs who have taken on side gigs and signed up for contracting gigs without really knowing what they were getting…
Finding Internships in the Tech Realm
A question was recently posted on Twitter on how we got our first jobs in the industry. This was my response: Post college, answered an ad in the classifieds in…
Code Tunes: Come Write the Code
One of my co-workers has gone down the path of creating song parodies for code, which has inspired me to follow suit. Today, I’m trying my hand at this with…
Disclaimer: I am not affiliated in any way with Svaha Apparel. It all started with a Facebook ad, and then I noticed them – geeky dresses WITH POCKETS. So what’s…