Personal Optimization • Jul 26, 2024 How to Set Boundaries with Your Team and Leadership When deadline pressure mounts, how do we manage chaos without losing our sanity? Let's chat about setting boundaries!
AI for Developers • Jul 25, 2024 How to Approach Tech Stack Selection in the Era of AI Explore essential considerations for a tech stack selection that aligns with AI capabilities and amplifies your development efforts.
React / Redux • Jul 24, 2024 Angular vs. React: Learning React as an Angular Developer Angular vs. React? Here are some helpful tips to learn React when you’ve primarily been working with Angular.
React / Redux • Jul 23, 2024 Simplify Your Page State with React’s useReducer Hook Simplify dynamic content management by using React's useReducer hook to centralize your page's state management.
Figma • Jul 22, 2024 Using Videos and Blend Modes in Figma to Create More Interesting Screen Transitions Figma only supports a simple dissolve animation. I wanted my transition to have more personality, so my solution used video and blend mode.
UX/Design Techniques • Jul 21, 2024 Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 6 – Card Sorting Card sorting is great for user research. It can help you understand the values a product or feature provides and which are most important.
Project & Team Management • Jul 20, 2024 You Should Probably Be Saying “No” to Your Client More Often People pleasing can run deep in the consulting space. Let’s chat about when it’s okay, and even recommended, to say “no” to a client.
Growing as Makers • Jul 19, 2024 Don’t Let Fear Drive: How to Break Out of a Fear Loop Here is what I've learned about how to identify when I am in a fear loop — letting my fear brain drive — and how to move out of this mindset.
Growing as Makers • Jul 18, 2024 From Green to Great: Building Confidence in Consulting Preferring simplicity over complexity and being a great communicator are traits I've observed from effective software consultants.
Personal Optimization • Jul 17, 2024 How I Take Smart Daily Notes as a Developer Why take daily notes at all? I first gravitated toward note-taking to quantify productivity but they're also excellent for reflection.
Extracurricular Activities • Jul 17, 2024 Using SQL and Your Chat.db File to Look Through All of Your iMessages If you use iMessage, you can access and query the database where all of the messages are stored. All you need is a Mac and some basic SQL skills to begin!
Project & Team Management • Jul 16, 2024 Client-Driven Demos: Get Real Feedback Early Client-driven demos can encourage interactivity and real-time feedback, leading to less rework and surprises down the line.