Reflecting on Past Roles
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While my apprentices are embarking on their job searches for their adventures in software development, talking with them has me reflecting on my past roles and what I like about…
Careers
Why I Like Pair (or More) Programming…
As I prepare my apprentices for their interviews, I reminded them about the possibility of pair programming interviews. While I wasn’t exposed to pair programming early in my career, once…
Tackling Tech Trouble One Step at a Time…
I recently had a chat with my MVP Lead – the awesome Esther Lee – and in my chat with her, I realized that I had some frustrations with the…
Interviews Should Not Invade Privacy
While catching up on news yesterday, I saw this article: Job Seekers’ Facebook Passwords Asked For During U.S. Interviews. This stinks of a lack of trust in employees and cannot…
Lessons from the boat
Last week, I started working on my part-time contract with LeanDog. In the 3 days there, I’ve been privileged to work with a great team (Mike Lutton, Tim Conner, Bill…
Starting a New Chapter in my Career…
753,120 minutes… 753,120 moments so dear753,120 minutes… how do you measure, measure a career? Today marks my 4 years, 3 months, 2 weeks, and 3 days anniversary at OverDrive, Inc.…
The Makings of a Great Team
I have been privileged to work with multiple teams of greatness in my career. From the Arts & Science College Computing (ASCC) guys at the University of Toledo to my…
Finding, Losing, and Reigniting Your Passion
Back in January at CodeMash, Joe O’Brien mentioned that it’s a great thing when you find something you’re passionate about and can run with it. Someone in the audience asked…
The Age of Web Development
We were talking about form design at the accessibility meeting at the Cleveland Sight Center this morning, and one of the regular Web Dev SIG attendees made a comment about…
Introducing Cleveland Tech Events
I’d like to introduce Cleveland Tech Events. Cleveland has a very widespread technical community, but I’ve found that a lot of people haven’t heard of the other groups in the…