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Some Thoughts on Engineering Leaderhip
So this article started as a thread of tweets. I want to expand on it, so I am going to quote all the tweets here and the… [more]
Last Lectures
Way back in my year end review for 2021 I wrote,
As part of that effort I’ve worked to build a culture in engineerin… [more]
What Makes a Team Lead Great?
“Well, don’t you think that you as the commander have an obligation to create a vision for your command?” It was more of a statement than a question. “No, I feel that my job as the com… [more]
Lessons Learned From a Film Producer About Making Software
This last week, I had my leadership team in town for the first time in a while for some planning meetings, and some team buildingmore]
Why weird team names make sense
I've managed teams named, among other things, Python-Brug, and Banpo. Named for bridges in different cities, while we worked on a product named Bridge. A lot of people look at those names and t… [more]
Software Engineer vs. Software Developer
What is the difference between a Software Engineer and a Software Developer? Or is there a difference?
So I've been building websites and web apps since we used to be called Web Masters.… [more]
Lumio UtahJS Conf 2022
Welcome!
I've been at Lumio for a few months now (ok fine 8 months) and I am looking for more people to join our rapidly expanding team. Check out the jobs, and more information about … [more]
2021: Year in Review
It has been quite the year!
As the pandemic has been dragging on, ramping up, slowing down, generally continuing to drag on.
Thoughts
I am excited for 2022.
2022! How did … [more]
Encourage teams to take risks
In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or to step back into safety.
— Abraham Maslow
This last Sunday we went on a light hik… [more]
2020: A year
This has been a crazy year, but honestly an exciting one for me and my family. We've lived through multiple natural disasters, moved, changed jobs, survived a pandemic, had a new baby join us, and … [more]
Quote: Simple. Correct. fast.
When you are faced with these problems, you must seek out the simplest way they can be solved. This may be difficult to do: perhaps the problem is too large, or perhaps you were act… [more]
you’re a journeyman
"The secret is never forgetting that you’re a journeyman actor and that nothing is your final thing, nothing is your greatest thing, nothing is your worst thing. I still consider … [more]
Let's talk about Boot camps
So the giant article I’ve been planning to write from what I learned prepping for that talk I gave on being senior<… [more]
Language Drift and finding code beautiful
I hate javascript Class. I like semicolons. This puts me in a specific group of developers who write js. It puts me at odds with many in the Eternal War of the Semicolon.
As I was driving int… [more]
Setting up Speed: Cherokee, Railo and CouchDB on AWS
I am working on a little side project (ansble.com) which is going to require scalability, and a layered architecture that I just couldn't reasonably build in a physical environment. So I started to… [more]
Setting up Speed: Cherokee, Railo and CouchDB on AWS
I am working on a little side project (ansble.com) which is going to require scalability, and a layered architecture that I just couldn't reasonably build in a physical environment. So I started to… [more]