Published onMarch 1, 2021Tips for Running Your First Virtual ConferencecareerSome tips and things to think about when choosing to run a virtual developer conference based upon my recent experiences.
Published onMarch 12, 2020Tips for Running Virtual Meetups and EventscareerdiscussTips and advice from 2.5 years of experiences running online meetups, workshops and events.
Published onSeptember 20, 2019What's Wrong with the Tech Interview Process?careerThere is widespread belief that the tech interview process is broken but little in the way of movement to change it.
Published onAugust 16, 2019So You Want to Run a Developer ConferencecareerdevrelSome tips and advice based on my experiences running conferences for more than a decade.
Published onAugust 1, 2019How to Write a Great Conference Talk Proposal from Conference OrganizerscareerAdvice and resources from the organizers of some major conferences on how to create a compelling conference talk proposal.
Published onJuly 19, 2019Technical Debt is Not Just TechnicalcareerdiscussMany factors can influence technical debt and many of them have nothing to do with code.
Published onMay 31, 2019A Developer Career Doesn't Have to Be LinearcareerSome tips based on my experience for finding your unique path in your career development as a developer.
Published onApril 18, 2019There's More Than One Way to Become a DevelopercareerdiscussbeginnersAn overview of the pros and cons of the different education options to become a developer
Published onApril 12, 2019Some Things You May Have Missed in the Stack Overflow Developer Survey (2019 Edition)careercultureA quick look at some highlights from the latest edition of StackOverflow's survey
Published onMarch 25, 2019Want to Speak at Conferences? I'll Help Review Your CFP SubmissionscareerNeed some help with your session abstract for a conference call for papers? I'm here to assist.
Published onDecember 20, 201814 of My Favorite Developer Blog Posts in 2018webdevprogrammingcareerdiscussIn 2018, we focused on performance, mobile and how tough it can be to be (or become) a dev.
Published onNovember 1, 2018Is Today the Best Time to be a Developer? No...but We're Getting Better.careerdiscussWhile working as a developer certainly has its rewards, there are some major issues we need to address.
Published onAugust 29, 20184 Things Developers Take for Granted That Used to Be Really HarddiscusstechnologycareerWhile development is still complicated, some things have definitely improved.
Published onAugust 3, 2018What I Learned from a Year of Running Free Developer EventscareerlearningRunning developer events - even online only ones - can be tough but rewarding, exhausting but also thrilling.
Published onMay 12, 2018What Developers Should Know from Microsoft BuilddiscussmicrosoftcareerWe're clearly entering a new era for Microsoft and for developers that moves from tools and platforms to cloud and services.
Published onApril 5, 2018Some Things You May Have Missed in the Stack Overflow Developer SurveycareercultureLet's dig into the data a little bit.
Published onMarch 20, 2018There's No Such Thing as a Full Stack DevelopercareerA rant about defining titles with unachievable standards.
Published onJanuary 9, 2018From Ice Skating to Bootcamp to Full Stack Dev - An Interview with Aimee KnightcsscareerAimee Knight shares some of what she's learned on her journey from ice skater to full stack developer
Published onNovember 1, 2017That Topic Has Already Been Covered!culturecareerDon't let the fact that a topic has already been written about dissuade you from adding your own voice.