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Just Pick Something, Iterate As Needed
Developer: I have a meeting with architects and lots of small repos Vs one HUGE repo is what we’re talking about. Me: So the big question is how do you wanna split your huge set of code? In one or many things?The number of things to track in your head remains the same. You either … Read more Just Pick Something, Iterate As Needed
JS Bites: Copy An Array Using the Spread Operator
Quick tutorial on how to copy an array in JS using the spread operator. What’s going on here? The spread operator does what it sounds like. It takes each element from the source and spreads those elements out into another array. Similar to taking a handful of seeds which can be thought of as a … Read more JS Bites: Copy An Array Using the Spread Operator
Devup 2019 – Keynote
I was fortunate to be at Devup again this year as an attendee. Last year I took a shot at documenting my notes here on ye old blog. That “kinda” happened. That is to say, I started, then fizzled out. This year I’m doing it again. But now with more enthusiasm! Writing, I mean. Not … Read more Devup 2019 – Keynote
How Did I Get into IT?
I was talking to someone on Slack today at work while … um … working, yeah … working really hard. The person I was chatting with was looking to get into IT and asked me how I got my start. I shared with them my very non-typical journey. Then later I figured, hey, why not … Read more How Did I Get into IT?
Devup 2018 (What you missed) – Building a Stronger Team One Strength at a Time
Continuing our series on Devup 2018 (gosh I wrote that like I have a huge readership) let me introduce another rockstar, Angela Dugan. If you get a chance to hear Angela speak, particularly on the subject of soft skills, make it a point to be there. I first heard Angela speak at Devup in 2017 … Read more Devup 2018 (What you missed) – Building a Stronger Team One Strength at a Time
Devup 2018 (What you missed) – Badass 101
Lyndsey Padget. Learner. Public speaker. Writer. Badass. Lyndsey gave this incredible session at Devup this year called Badass 101. I’d never heard Lyndsey before but this won’t be the last time I attend a session led by her, I can tell you that much. This was different. Different in a very good way! It was … Read more Devup 2018 (What you missed) – Badass 101
Dev up 2018 – What you missed
After this year’s dev up conference in St Louis, MO I wanted to write my notes and thoughts here on my blog instead of just keeping them to myself (like I usually do). Sharing with the rest of the developer community … that’s in keeping with many of the speaker’s messages from the conference too … Read more Dev up 2018 – What you missed
Want Amazing Products? Build an Amazing Culture
Back at my second real IT job, we did not have what some would call today “true” agile practices. I say that because we did a great deal of up-front design work, requirements gathering, and signoffs. Those are all things that most “agile” shops I’ve worked with avoid like the plague. Somehow though, at that job, we seemed … Read more Want Amazing Products? Build an Amazing Culture