Career

Navigating your career can be tricky business, especially if you go out on your own as a contractor or new business owner. These posts reflect my experience.
👹 The Wrath of the Junior Developer
Dec 18 Career

👹 The Wrath of the Junior Developer

There are a lot of opinions about AI, whether it helps or hinders our coding process and our team in general. Many are concerned that junior devs will be the ones impacted the most....

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Following Your Imagination
Oct 23 Career

Following Your Imagination

I learned to play ice hockey when I was 11 and, as a kid from Southern California, it wasn't easy. I learned how to skate and how to play the game at the same time, all while going through a massive growth spurt. My sister once called me a "baby giraffe on a frozen lake". Nice....

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Embracing Mediocrity
Sep 06 Life

Embracing Mediocrity

AI returns mediocre results by definition - so what do you do to make things better? And why is this "by definition"?...

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Using Obsidian as a Programming Journal
Aug 20 Career

Using Obsidian as a Programming Journal

A journal is critical for your career - but it's more than just throwing words on a page. How do you organize things, and what process do you use? Let's find out......

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✈️ What's Your Exit Plan?
Mar 19 Career

✈️ What's Your Exit Plan?

Retirement is one thing, being where you want to be and doing what you want to do when your current job is finished in another thing entirely. What’s your exit strategy?...

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🥷🏽 Self Sabotage: The Good Parts
Mar 08 Life

🥷🏽 Self Sabotage: The Good Parts

Personal growth books claim self-sabotage holds us back. Business hustle books frame it as a necessary thing. Which is it?...

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3 of the Best Things I Learned in the Last Year
Nov 07 Career

3 of the Best Things I Learned in the Last Year

I love learning new things - it keeps me going in this industry and, as my mom likes to remind me: learning keeps you alive. Here's what I learned last year....

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😳 Allowing Yourself to Screw Up
Jun 25 Career

😳 Allowing Yourself to Screw Up

I managed to screw a few things up this weekend and I want to believe it's OK. I like screwing up... it means I'm trying. Failure is the best teacher, after all. Then again......

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Developing A Potent Voice
Nov 02 Career

Developing A Potent Voice

Writers often talk about "finding their voice", but what does that even mean? There are ways to loosen the control your internal filters have on your ability to express yourself....

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Get Involved!
Oct 24 Career

Get Involved!

In this feature-length production, Scott Hanselman and Rob Conery offer suggestions and advice on how you can get out there, and get involved. Blogging, Twitter, Github, StackOverflow, User Groups and Conferences: get out there!...

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Why Blogs Make Outstanding Books
Sep 08 Career

Why Blogs Make Outstanding Books

Can a blog be turned into a book? Yes! But it can't be just any old blog - the writer has to have something to say and no fear of saying it... like Troy Hunt. Here's the story of how I turned his blog into a book....

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What's Your Exit Plan?
Apr 01 Career

What's Your Exit Plan?

Retirement is one thing, being where you want to be and doing what you want to do when your current job is finished in another thing entirely. What’s your exit strategy?...

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