If you haven't encountered a programmer who's dogmatic about some aspect of their work, you will. Dealing with these software developers can be very trying. In this episode, I explore the topic and give some pointers on how to identify and deal with them.
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Monday, January 1, 2018
Ep 47, New Year's Career Assessment
About once a year I like to do a career self-assessment. In this episode, I talk about how I go about doing it, why I think they're important for programmers, and whether or not trying to plan out a career in such a fast-changing field even makes sense.
Monday, December 25, 2017
Ep 46, Things I Wish I Knew 10 Years Ago: Seniority Doesn't Always Count For Much
Software development is a fast-changing environment. New tech, platforms, libraries, and frameworks seem to come every week. How does being a senior developer fit into that? Is it possible to even be senior in such an environment? In this episode, I explore the idea as well as recap the "Things I Wish I Knew" series as a whole.
Monday, December 18, 2017
Ep 45, Things I Wish I Knew 10 Years Ago, Coding Ability Does Not Determine Career Trajectory
As a young programmer, I figured that my abilities as a developer would be the primary driver of my career trajectory. As the years have gone on, I've realized that notion was a bit naive. In this episode, I examine what I've seen drive career progression in this industry.
Monday, December 11, 2017
Ep 44, Things I Wish I Knew 10 Years Ago: Job Titles Are Often Meaningless
Up until a few years ago, I held this assumption that job titles carry at least some meaning and weight. As I've advanced in my career, I've found this to be a dubious assumption at best. In today's epsiode, we I talk about job titles for programmers and their meaning (or lack of) within the software development industry.
Monday, December 4, 2017
Ep 43, Things I Wish I Knew 10 Years Ago: Job Postings Can Be Highly Inaccurate
Programming is unique in that job postings can be...creative with the truth. This is, unfortunately, something we typically only learn after a few years in the industry. In this episode, I examine inaccurate job postings.
Thursday, November 30, 2017
Ep 42, Things I Wish I Knew 10 Years Ago: Friends and Family Have No Idea What You Do
Being a programmer means that often people outside of other developers will have no idea what you do. Trying to explain your career to them will often lead to glazed over expressions. In this episode, I talk about some of the more humorous aspects of this, as well as some of the more serious.
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