Development Practices • Mar 28, 2023 The “Clean” Code Debate: Recognizable is Better Than Readable As developers, we spend a lot of time discussing the finer points of "clean code." I'd argue that recognizable is better than readable.
Personal Optimization • Mar 27, 2023 Need to Copy the URL for a Slack Message Quickly? Don’t Do This Use Keyboard Maestro and its screen recognition engine to add a keyboard shortcut will copy the Slack URL for the currently selected message.
Resources for Clients • Mar 26, 2023 Move Fast and Focus on Value: Innovation During Uncertain Times As market uncertainty continues, leaders face choices about where to conserve and what to cut. Where does innovation fit into this picture?
Growing as Makers • Mar 25, 2023 Keep an Emergency Supply of Warm Fuzzy Feelings in a Nice Words Document My Nice Words file is where I put every kind remark my colleagues and clients have made about me or my work.
Exploratory Testing • Mar 24, 2023 Spin the Wheel and Randomize Your Testing As you test a story, how can you deliberately change up your routine? Here are a few ways to randomize testing.
AWS • Mar 23, 2023 Using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) with AWS I researched a script that prompts a user for an MFA token in AWS if it’s needed and sets a temporary user session in the credentials file.
Developer Tools • Mar 22, 2023 Docker on Apple Silicon: What’s Wrong and How to Cope If you have joined the ranks of MacBooks with Apple Silicon processors lately and use Docker, you may have been experiencing some pain.
Personal Optimization • Mar 21, 2023 Goodbye Google: Why I Now Use Neeva Search It has been almost two years since I switched my primary search engine from Google Search to Neeva, a private ad-free search engine.
Mobile Apps • Mar 20, 2023 Do You Need a BFF? The Backend for Frontend Pattern Evolving technology means applications must support a wider range of requirements. One solution is the Backend for Frontend (BFF) pattern.
Growing as Makers • Mar 19, 2023 Get More Out of Your Mentor-Mentee Relationship I've been working with a Career Development Manager for several months. These six things have improved our mentor-mentee relationship.
Effective communication • Mar 18, 2023 4 Ways Being Vulnerable at the Office Could Benefit You Vulnerability with your coworkers can bring numerous benefits and help foster a more positive and supportive work environment.
UX/Design Practices • Mar 17, 2023 Design Thinking Toolkit, Lesson 29 – SCAMPER Ready to shift your next ideation session into high gear? Bob Eberle's SCAMPER framework will help you get there.
