Who Fills the Sprint? My 45/45/10 Split
Every sprint is a tug-of-war between the roadmap and the work that keeps the lights on. Here is the 45/45/10 split I plan against, and why.
Posts tagged “career”
19 posts.
Decision Records, Playbooks, and Other Acts of Kindness
You open a project you did not write, hit a wall, and find no one left to ask. The habits that spare the next developer that moment.
Returning to Self-Employment
My full-time employment is coming to a close, and I am once again rebooting my self-employment life.
Announcing my New Full-Time Job
Starting December 4th I am a Senior Elixir Developer at Allovue, building web-based accounting software for school districts.
The Purpose of a Business is People
The purpose of a business should be to give its workers a long-term, welcoming environment and meaningful, sustainable work.
Resources and Suggestions to Find Elixir-based Employment
Job boards, Slack rooms, newsletters, and other places to look when you want full time or contract work writing Elixir.
The Values That Define Us
Well-considered values shape the hard discussions and decisions an organization has to make. Here are the ones I hold.
2019 Accomplishments and 2020 Goals
Looking back at how my 2019 goals actually went, and setting the ones I want to chase through 2020.
2018 Retrospective; 2019 Goals
A look back at my first full year of self-employment round two, what actually worked, and the goals I am setting for 2019.
Self Employment Estimate Numbers
How I run the estimate numbers that tell me whether self-employment is on track, worked out in Soulver or any spreadsheet.
Back to Full Time at IndyHall (video 5m)
A five-minute video on returning to IndyHall full time, and what makes Philadelphia's best coworking space worth the cost.
2017 Retrospective
2017 handed me a job loss and a neck surgery. How I rebooted self-employment under a new LLC and got things stable again.
Introducing Zorn Labs LLC
Introducing Zorn Labs LLC, the new home for my consulting and product work, and the kind of iOS work I am looking for.
“For the times they are a-changing”
I am no longer an employee of Big Nerd Ranch. What happened, what comes next, and the neck surgery I have scheduled for February.
My Personal Computer History, How I Came to Work on the Mac
How I got from a high school computer lab to writing Mac software for a living, with a pile of Way Back Machine links.
Questions for Your Job Hunt
The list of questions I built up while job hunting, on culture, process, and pay, meant to tell me whether a company fits.
My New Job with the Big Nerd Ranch
I accepted a job with Big Nerd Ranch. What Aaron Hillegass's Cocoa Programming book did for my career, and why this move matters.
My New Job with DmgCtrl
After almost eight years of self-employment I have taken a job at DmgCtrl in Philadelphia. Why this shop, and why now.
A Change of Scenery
I packed up my iMac and left the coworking space for a while. Not about IndyHall, about my own trouble balancing time.