Go build something The faux-philosophical saying of “you’re a human being, not a human doing” is bullshit by people who want to sell you spiritual snake oil and lead you astray. You’re made to build, …
So, you have an idea
I’ve spoken to dozens of people over the years who just needed someone experienced to spar with about the ideas they’re having. I won’t tell you what you should or shouldn’t …
FREE: New customer checklist
This used to be an internal document to keep track of common “gotchas” I noticed most customers were missing or just never thought about. Over time, I decided to give it away. You absolutely could do …
Lessons learned: Using AI for professional programming for over a year
I’ve been using AI for professional programming for over a year, here’s what I’ve learned: It’s really good for debugging It’s really good to understand and explain unreadable or …
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Should I let my employees have side-hustles?
Before proceeding let's define a side-hustle A side hustle is any job or activity that generates extra income outside of a person's primary employment. Whether you should “allow” it or not is …
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The 2 Types of Developers
Any time someone tells you there are 3 or 4 or 5 types of something, it’s a gross simplification of reality. I’m about to share the two main “types” of developers I’ve seen in my career, but in …