How software engineering teams can learn from semiconductor manufacturing You can draw a lot of metaphors between writing software and the delicate combination of physical and digital realms which produces semiconductors.
Business disaster books I'm certainly not using any of these books as a how-to guide, but each one has information I've never been exposed to.
One year of Philly Tech Calendar On April 16th, 2023, I registered the domain phillytechcalendar.com. It's been a great year, and I'm looking forward to the next one.
On headphones Your tools are extremely important, and only made more important by how often you use them.
Fill up those praise folders This week, I want to amplify a blog post from Mandy Brown: "[…] anytime someone says something nice about you, record it in a central place that you can go back to."
The slower you move, the faster the car moves The less you do with the controls, the less chance of error. Steer, shift, and use the pedals smoothly, and with finesse — not with blinding speed and brute force. The slower you move, the faster the car moves.
How I manage tasks In Getting Things Done, David Allen says: "I suggest that you use your mind to think about things, rather than think of them." This is how I manage to do what he recommends.
The outlandish idea list If you ever find yourself thinking: "wouldn't it be cool if…" — you should write that idea down!
How to find a venue for a club to meet in My friend Josh is moving to Boston soon and is looking for a venue to host a meetup group. He asked for advice, and this is what I sent him!
Louis Barclay on "How to deal with receiving a cease-and-desist letter from Big Tech" "If you are doing almost anything, including but not limited to software, that interacts with Big Tech platforms outside of official APIs or services, you are at risk of receiving a cease-and-desist letter — even if you don’t see what you’re doing as adversarial to the platform."
