No matter where you are in your job, you will have great ideas. How do you get them to your manager in a way that they hear it? I was once doing some prototype work for various databases that the architects and managers were considering. The field ha...

I was working with a group, and we were starting a new project. In this particular case, one group thought the project was for one set of users with a scope set. Another thought the goal was different, and yet another thought there was an other stak...

In this next article in my Six-Figure Resume series, I want to cover some myths and mistakes people make in crafting their resumes that hurt your chances or guarantee that you’ll get disqualified from a job early. The One-Page Resume Is a Dangerous M...

A new developer shows up to a team. They are eager to contribute and start writing code but have a lot of questions. Where is the source code? How do I set up my environment? How do I build the software? What is the development process here? Where do...

We all love throwing around, "High-Performing," teams as something that you get when you transition to agile beliefs and practices. This high-performing team could be described many ways, and I'll try to provide a way to think about the journey a tea...

I’ve been thinking about some material that I cover in my book Land the Job and explaining little bits of it here on my site as well. Today I thought I’d write a bit more about keywords and what to do with them in your resume. What’re They For Keywor...

When I mentor people trying to land their first few jobs in development, I often encourage them to apply to multiple jobs a week. I’m commonly told there aren’t that many good ones out there. “What about bad ones,” is my response. When you look at th...

Now that we’ve covered the value of resumes and common mistakes that will prevent any resume from succeeding, its time to talk about the core elements your resume needs. Simple and Clean Formats Win A great resume design and format answers two questi...

Maybe you’ve felt like you can’t quite find enough jobs that match your level and experience? Not enough junior positions or lead positions? I want to outline a few things about how job postings work to help you find more opportunities. There Are No...

Today I’m going to rant a little bit because I’m over-caffeinated, and a few things have come up all related to quality and testing. I recently talked with an engineering manager who mentioned that the team’s velocity was too low. The manager wanted...