I’ve had sort of a hate-hate relationship throughout my career with the title of junior developer. Wait, that’s too nuanced. Remove the “sort of” — I’ve just had a hate-hate relationship with the term. This isn’t a job title you should accept, unless you have your back against the wall. A prospective employer might say…
This week’s reader question Tuesday is a look at how to get a programming job without a degree. It’s probably a good one for me to hold forth on. In my book, Developer Hegemony, I argue that, in spite of my own two CS degrees, I probably wouldn’t recommend that course of action to prospective…
What a week. Last weekend, we packed in a lot of activity, continuing our Phoenix experience. On Friday night, we saw a Diamondbacks game, which included fireworks, and then explored downtown Phoenix. We then packed up for a day trip to Sedona, Arizona, which is a couple of hours away. Sedona is a town of…
This week, for reader question Tuesday, the question couldn’t be simpler. It’s about technical debt, and here’s how it goes: How do you get out of tech debt? I told you it was simple. I’ve talked about technical debt a number of times on this blog. I offered my own definition years ago (in another…
Well, it was a good run going to lots of baseball games. But Cubs’ spring training ended (at least here in Phoenix) on Sunday, so I’ve resumed somewhat of a normal working life. At least, what passes for normal working life when you’re a remote-working nomad. And return to work I have! It’s been a…
