Five for Friday – November 22, 2019

I’m getting to a stage in my career where I’m beginning to realize that some of my biggest growth happens when I’m doing nothing but thinking. But, I did leave my head a few times this week and found a few interesting things to share. Quote I’m thinking about: “A creative man is motivated by…

I first heard of “10x” software development through the writings of Steve McConnell. Code Complete remains one of my favorite books about writing good software (The Pragmatic Programmer, Writing Solid Code, and The Clean Coder are also on that list). Steve McConnell’s rarely updated blog (titled 10x Software Development, contains the following tagline: Numerous studies…

It’s been a weird week as I see more and more unmasked people milling about, but while still unnerving, it’s nice to see and end approaching. Here are some covid-free articles I found that seem interesting. I’ve been hearing a lot about Product Ops recently and then I found this article which provides (I think)…

I don’t know how many FfFs I’ve posted now, but it’s been a fun habit. Every week, I hear of at least one person who finds something interesting in what I find in corners of the internet. Here’s to hoping that this week has the same results. In an article highly related to a lot…

On my bike ride to work today, I was thinking about my current toolbox – the tools I use on a daily basis to get my job done (or to help me get my job done). Or, to be perfectly honest, I’ve been thinking about my toolbox for a while – I just thought about…