Monthly Archives: April 2018
8 Non-Programming Books You Haven’t Considered That Will Boost Your Programmer Career
Here is my latest post for Simple Programmer…
There are many lists of books about becoming a better programmer. They likely include books like Refactoring, Code Complete, The Mythical Man Month, etc.
However, in the workplace, it isn’t just programming knowledge that we programmers need. Learning programming is an essential part of our work — but it’s not everything.
The authors of iconic programming books had remarkable careers, but it wasn’t just their coding knowledge that made their careers noteworthy. They were well-rounded experts and we should strive to emulate that quality as well.
You’re Selling It Wrong — How to Explain DevOps so Your Business Will Care
Here is my latest post for Simple Programmer…
We were struggling to get our features out into production. There were lots of defects and firefighting. All this and the company was but a few months old. What was working here going to be like in a year? We were all staying as late as we could and even working weekends to try and fix issues that would appear, seemingly, from nowhere. It was hell.