Category: Development Philosphy
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Steps to Become A Good Solution Developer
The key to becoming a good Solution Developer, is to start at being a poor or average Solution Developer. Own it and give yourself some grace. It is only through failure that you really start to become familiar with what you know and what you don’t know. In order to advance, you need to start…
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Successful Interviews In The Age Of Generative AI
Interviewing people and selecting people for jobs has always been difficult. Companies have spent a lot of time and money to select the people best suited for their company. Generative AI has made that more difficult. Most positions within a company come with a list of desired skills or experience the hiring managers believe a…
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Your System Has a Domain Language; Look For It
Early in the days of the agile movement, there was a method named eXtreme Programming (XP) that included the starts of a domain language. A system metaphor…(is a) story that everyone – customers, programmers, and managers – can tell about how the system works. Kent Beck Extreme Programming Explained (p. 171) This was a concise…
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That 1% Extra Effort is Powerful
Over time, a small percentage of improvement in a task by an individual or team will result in them overcoming any starting disadvantage. Success is grinding. Enhance Your Career “You only need to know 1% more than other people in the room to become the expert.” Unknown I was told this many, many years ago…
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A Successful Project Is an Unfinished Project
All software projects are unfinished. There will always be improvements wanted, changes made, but eventually this cycle will stop and it will be an unfinished project.
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A Proud Solution Developer Not Just A Programmer
Solution Developer is much more accurate than Programmer, and a much more inclusive and interesting job description.
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How I Started As A Solution Developer
“I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. Pablo Picasso I became a solution developer because that when I recognized problems, I wanted to solve them. When I was young, my problem was boredom. Before computers came along in my life, I would build…