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Learn the tips and tools for building software as a team! Every other week, I send a long-form article, a team-building exercise, and resources to help you build better software teams so you can build better software.
Team-Driven Developer A newsletter with tips and tools for building software as a team Software companies love to talk about innovation. Whether they are building a product that will “revolutionize the way teams do X” or plan to “disrupt the market”, there is real value in convincing investors that a company is doing something unique and innovative. You’ll also see this idea on job postings or in advice on how to grow your career. "To get to the next level, you must innovate, challenge the...
Team-Driven Developer A newsletter with tips and tools for building software as a team Many developers are aware of the power of gamification. From video games to board games to even personal hobbies, there is something powerful about creating a competition or structure around leveling up or completing challenges. I’ve been thinking about this recently as I’ve been reading a book called The Power of Moments. It talks about how we miss out on pivotal moments in our lives, careers, and...
Team-Driven Developer A newsletter with tips and tools for building software as a team I returned to work last week from a short vacation. When I logged back in, I quickly saw there had been some problems while I was away. Some code that processes authentication requests was running extremely slow.As I read through the thread, I realized this was code I had worked on😳And for the rest of the week, even though my team had solved the problem quickly and prevented an outage, I kept apologizing...