Product Development • May 11, 2024 A Story About Software Innovation: Value, Cost, and Toasters Often, success in innovation takes the time it takes to achieve. This is why risk mitigation is an ongoing conversation with all our clients.
Culture • May 10, 2024 Celebrating Successes in Agile Teams: Foster a Culture of Recognition Team celebrations are a significant contributor to healthy and happy agile teams and help foster a culture of recognition and appreciation.
Developer Tools • May 09, 2024 An Introduction to Jetpack Compose’s Box Composable The Box Composable can be used in several ways. Leverage the potential of layering with Box to create engaging and dynamic user interfaces.
The Software Life • May 08, 2024 The Most Useful Apple Vision Pro Apps (So Far) Here are the Vision Pro apps that have been most useful for me, somebody with a schedule more like that of a manager than a developer.
Development Practices • May 07, 2024 Learn More About the Code without Looking at Code, Part 2 These might help you understand unfamiliar code and how users actually use the software. Here are a few ways to glean information.
Development Practices • May 06, 2024 Learn More About the Code Without Looking at Code, Part 1: Where to Look Have you ever been tasked with modifying code you're not familiar with? Or integrating new features into an existing codebase?
Personal Optimization • May 05, 2024 Advice for Developers: How to Keep Moving When You’re Stuck Spend time solidifying your understanding of the domain of the problem and you'll be more likely to solve the problem without guessing.
Product Development • May 04, 2024 The Three-Legged Stool of Innovation is Sort of a Lie. It's important not to use the three-legged stool of innovation metaphor without a deeper understanding of how the process breaks down.
UX/Design Practices • May 03, 2024 UX Design is a Piece of Cake: Usability, Aesthetics, and Personal Preference When you receive design feedback, make sure you separate issues of aesthetics, usability, and personal preference.
Platforms & Languages • May 02, 2024 Solution: ServiceNow Visual Agent NLU Stuck in Draft Status If you encounter issues with your ServiceNow Visual Agent not matching intents, your NLU might be stuck in draft status.
DX • May 01, 2024 Bridge the Gap: Applying Design Concepts to Database Design I'll explore how coupling database design with design principles can result in databases with high performance.
Extracurricular Activities • Apr 30, 2024 Use Cheapie Scripts to Update a Batch of Linux Installations Sometimes some ugly, non-reusable shell scripts can really tie the room together. I consider this set of scripts a big win.