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Tips for Making Persuasive Arguments

Forming persuasive arguments is important but not easy. The 7 Triggers to Yes is a new favorite book of mine, and it directly addresses this topic.

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Screen Sharing is Worth a Thousand Words

Without screen sharing, I might have wasted hours of our client's time and created frustration going after technical problems that didn’t exist.

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To Koans or Not to Koans?

As a kinesthetic learner, koans have been an excellent resource for me to get acquainted with a number of programming languages in a short amount of time.

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Three Benefits of Speaking at a Conference

Attending conferences is a good way to learn expand your network, and if you go to one as a speaker, there are a few more benefits.

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A Fresh Perspective on Front-End at Midwest JS

Top three takeaways from Midwest JS: functional programming abounds; Angular 2? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯; and my pleasant reaction to react.

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Rejuvenating My Developer Identity at AndConf

I expected to learn and meet people doing cool things with tech. I didn’t expect to reconnect my "software developer" identity with my sense of self.

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Coding For Fun – How to Avoid Creating a Second Job

I've found an approach that lets me code for fun outside work. As a result, I program in my free time, and I feel really happy when I do it.

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Using Code as a Medium for Continuous Learning

Using code as a medium, learning about topics outside of software development becomes part of the process of writing great software.

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A Trip to SyntaxCon 2016

There was a ton of good content packed into the two intense days of SyntaxCon, and I wanted to share some highlights.

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Effective Agendas Lead to Effective Meetings

There is no reason anyone should sit through a poorly run meeting. After all, this is a solved problem.

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Career Lessons from an Electronics Lab

There are many aspects of an academic lab that I've found to be valuable for a successful work life. Here are some things I wish I'd known as a student.

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A Hierarchy of Needs for Software Development

How do you drive down from the whole universe of "software development topics worth knowing" to the specifics of the next thing to learn?

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