I just dug up a tweet I made about 6 years ago. I did this because I remembered saying it, and because it perfectly illustrates a distinction I’m going to make today. Specifically, I’ll talk about the distinction between technical hobbies and side hustle. And, I’ll then advocate for side hustle. But first, the tweet….
“Missionaries and mercenaries” has a pretty intriguing ring to it, huh? I wish I could claim credit for it, but I heard about it on this podcast with Ribbonfarm creator Venkat Rao. Apparently, entrepreneurs use this pithy phrase to make a distinction among themselves. I’ll explain in more detail shortly. First, however, I’d like to…
Editorial Note: I originally wrote this post for the SubMain blog. You can check out the original here, at their site. While you’re there, have a look around at some of the other posts and sign up for the feed. During my younger days, I worked for a company that made a habit of strategic…
Editorial Note: I originally wrote this post for the SubMain blog. You can check out the original here, at their site. While you’re there, check out CodeIt.Right and give it a try. In professional contexts, I think that the word “standard” has two distinct flavors. So when we talk about a “team standard” or a…
Editorial Note: I originally wrote this post for the NDepend blog. You can check out the original here, at their site. While you’re there, take a look at the latest version of NDepend, with extensive features around technical debt measurement. An American colloquialism holds, “only two things are certain: death and taxes.” If I had…
