We were struggling to get our features out into production. There were lots of defects and firefighting aplenty. All this and the company was but a few months old. What was working here going to be like in a year? We were [ read more...]
According to a 2016 report published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are close to 295,000 computer programmers presently employed in the United States. The report further claims that between 2016 and 2026, the number of jobs in this category [ read more...]
During the last few months of 2017, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were being talked about by some media sources on a daily basis. These currencies, which had been around for years, were suddenly experiencing major growth. For example, the price of bitcoin [ read more...]
Most people try to hide away from pain and struggle. Instead of learning how to deal with it properly, they spend all the time in the world finding ways to avoid it. Realizing how important it is to stick with things you [ read more...]
Life as a Software Developer is about creating great software every day. You feel like less of a developer when you are performing at anything less than your optimum capacity. So every day, you do your best to turn in the best [ read more...]
I've talked about following your passion several times before, and, I've changed opinions about this A LOT over the years. Recently I've gone through a BIG change in my life that has shifted my views around following your passion. A few years ago [ read more...]