Growing as Makers Working Ahead of the Curve: How Developers Become Consultants Discover how developers can increase their impact by adopting a consultant mindset and turning small insights into project successes.
Growing as Makers Junior Devs: Avoid These Pitfalls with LLMs Junior developers need to use LLMs differently than senior ones. Here's why and what I have been trying instead.
Growing as Makers From Beginner to Contributor: Habits for Long-Term Growth as a Programmer Discover proven strategies to grow from a junior developer to a valuable team contributor with a habit that fosters long-term success.
Growing as Makers Learn to Trust Your Instincts as a New Developer Feeling frustrated as a new developer? It’s actually a good sign! Learn how trusting your instincts as a new developer helps you grow faster.
Project & Team Management 6 Ways Junior Developers Deliver Value on Product Teams While senior developers bring invaluable expertise, junior developers play a pivotal role in forming high-performing, innovative teams.
Personal Optimization Not Just Another Programming Language: Skills That Make a Difference Recently, I’ve had several opportunities to mentor high school to college-aged aspiring programmers. Here are the skills that really matter.
Project & Team Management A Quick Guide for Onboarding New Developers Joining a team in the middle of a project can feel awkward, so I consider these things when faced with onboarding a new developer.
Development Practices Enhance Discovery Phase Pairing: Techniques for Varied Skill Levels I've championed the idea of "pair exploring" during the Discovery Phase. Today, I've got some strategies to amp up your discovery game.
Culture Scrum Ceremonies to Add to Your Sprint: Team Flex Time In this series, Scrum Ceremonies to Add to Your Sprint, we discussed pre-refinement and demo prep. Today, let's talk about team flex time.
Growing as Makers Hello World: A Junior Dev’s Perspective on Teamwork How can you possibly fix this without taking away from the time you’re spending on everything else? The answer: look to your teammate.
The Software Life All the Things That Don’t Make You a Great Software Developer Neither graduating college with a degree in Computer Science nor working for a Fortune X company makes you a great software developer.
Growing as Makers Stuck? Ask Better Questions Problem-solving is tough, but one way you can get to a solution more quickly is by asking better questions.
