category 'startup'
Avoid overusing meetings with Uclusion
TL;DR: signup for Uclusion and immediately be in a sandbox demo (a very small sample shown below) with a team enjoying a modern development process.
Preparing for a four day work week with Uclusion
Whether you are joining the growing number of companies moving to 4-day work weeks, just want a lighter Friday, or are already at 4 days and want to do better...
Enjoy software development more with Uclusion
Stock options have long been tech’s secret sauce for keeping software developers engaged, but cap tables don’t solve all problems. In my previous startup founder shares were divided very unequally...
Don't code in bad environments
Looking back on my 19 years as a developer with some very long stints in positions, I can say this with some certainty: If you want to remain relevant as...
Preventing Code Factory
It was 2003 and I was working with a consulting firm doing software for Stanford IT. It was pure code factory (first blog in this series). Minimal contact with the...
Escaping Code Factory
Code factories grow from a belief that developers perform better when directed as much as possible.
Reclaim Your Retro!
TL;DR: Your team needs to drop retrospective meetings and use that time for self-organized improvement.
Don't Let Mandatory Developer Meetings Suck You In
Last century’s way of doing things isn’t just annoying; it’s dangerous.
How Planning Meetings Can Endanger Your Software Developer Career - Part One
I wish the title were clickbait.
Tools and Methodologies Nudge Us
Nudge theory, influencing behaviour without coercion, is an important part of how our work environment is created - especially in startups.
The Risk of Believing in Easy Software Development
There are fields like medicine, research, construction and entertainment where its widely excepted that any one project will be difficult and you do the best we can with the process...
