A twitter follower just told me that my five for friday didn’t show up. Yes, I’ve been busy, but mostly just dumb, as I somehow managed to write this, and not post it. Better late than never. This week has …not really been any better than last week. Lots of things happening, and only some…
Well – today has been a shitty day. Thanks to a set of unqualified judges forming opinions based on their fantasies instead of policy, abortion is illegal in 26 states. This will undoubtedly result in health issues and death for many women, and cause economic burden in states who already have high levels of poverty….
I’m back home and feeling *almost* healthy. I seemed to have caught a cold on my return trip (multiple negative covid tests – both pcr and antigen) – it seems weird that I think it’s necessary to say that, but it’s the world we live in. Here are some things I’ve found interesting this week….
Working from Europe this week, and time (and jet lag) got the best of me. I will make it up for you with an extra link in this exclusive six-pack of stuff I found on the internet. I have successfully passed my covid re-entry test (meaning that I didn’t catch the cooties in Denmark). Turns…
It’s another week, and I found five more things you may enjoy. Practitest posted their top testing podcasts this week. And yes, your favorite podcast was included. Also – a great article from Coursera on how they improve developer productivity As someone 30 or so years in tech without a comp sci degree, this article…
It’s yet another not-so-great week for America. I have so much to say that I think it’s better to say none of it. Here are five of the things I found to distract myself this week. First, this article on 3 Strategies for Leading Through Difficult Times (tl;dr – check your ego, have courage, and…
Here are a few things worth sharing this week Old article, but new to me. It accurately describes almost every “agile doesn’t work” article I’ve ever read. We tried baseball, but it didn’t work. I learned this week about The Learning Cone, and then bit my tongue from nodding too hard. I’m always proud to…
Not only am I back for another week of FfF, but you are too! Thanks for reading. First up this week – in a title that’s obvious, but an article with substance. The Key to Retaining Young Workers? Better Onboarding. This is something I need to ask Brent about. Microsoft considers pay raises to stay…
I spent the week in Los Angeles – meeting some of my peers at Unity for the first time…which was surreal. I did manage a quick walk on the beach – but of course I’m such a bright shade of Northwestern US white, that my face is completely sunburnt. Fortunately, heading back to the shade…
It’s that time of the week again – here are a few things I found that you may like. I liked this post from Mike Cohn on High Performing Teams. This is a really cool bug from a Unity customer on The Worst Bug Ever. Another good lessons learned post on Building a Portal for…
It’s April 21st [sic] and everybody knows today is Earth Day. Bonus points if you know the reference. Here are my 5 things. Speaking of the planet, a colleague pointed me to this article on Becoming a Sustainability-Aware App or Game A great article on the Modern Testing Principles from Mirza Sisic One of my…
We made it through another week. There’s still too much bad news in the world for my tastes, but I managed to find a few things worth sharing that aren’t about wars, human rights, or idiot politicians. The folks over at Practitest listed me among some testing folks to follow in twitter. There may be…
I’ve started (finally) working from different rooms in my house this past week. I’ve found that this is very confusing for the dog, but I think she’ll be ok. Here are some things I found this week that may be interesting. Believe it or not, I found an article on Scrum that I actually liked….
Just got back from a long bike trip, so didn’t see a lot of the internet this week. Here are a few things I ran into that may be interesting. Washington (state) is going to require that all new cars sold in 2030 or later are electric It’s last year’s prank, but a write up…
Another week where I’m really not happy with the state of the world. Between the war in Ukraine, ridiculous questioning of Ketanji Brown Jackson, weirdness in general, I’ve needed the Internet to distract me more than ever. Here are a few of the things I’ve distracted myself with. I read Maidens by Alex Michaelides this…
Let’s get into it – here are a few (five, to be precise) interesting things I found this week. I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned Abe Books before. When I want a print edition of a book (let’s face it – some books are far superior in print) I can find a used copy here…
Another week gone, and I’m still frustrated with the world around me. Trying to stay positive, but…sheesh. Here’s some stuff worth reading. I’m cheating, but this is worth it. Here is a post highligting seven must-reads for women in tech. I don’t often highlight AB Testing podcasts here, but we had Anne-Marie Charrett on a…
I remain frustrated with the world, but distracted by the internet. Here’s some stuff that may help in your own quests for distraction. I kinda dug this article on Open Source Employee Surveys. It’s worth checking out. Google have a free PDF of their Enterprise Roadmap to SRE Speaking of SRE, I’m hiring a lead…
Well, this has been a shit week. Here’s some stuff you can read if you need a distraction. I tried to register fuckputin.com, but somebody has already claimed the domain, but doesn’t have a website up yet. In the meantime, here’s an update that includes some ways we can help. Nice article on estimating work…
It’s Friday, and according to my calendar, just over four weeks until our local mask mandates go away. While I understand that this is an important milestone, I think I’m going to keep wearing masks at the gym (the only place I go), and wait and see what happens. In other news… Related to the…