Experience Comes in Many Forms
My life has taken a lot of twists and turns. I never sought a specific trajectory in my career. Experiences, relationships, and knowledge...
What’s In A Name?
Minorities have been battling name discrimination in the job market for decades. I’m sure that the results of a new study confirming that...
The Virtual Convention
Until this year, major conventions on any subject were large, commercial gatherings of thousands (or more) people gathered in one...
Employer/Employee Relationship: The Truth
There is a prevailing misconception that the relationship between employer and employee is one of master and slave; basically employees...
The Importance of Appreciation
My husband and I have been together for eleven years now. Anyone who reads my blog knows that I believe in open, honest communication in...
Productivity in Software Development
Companies love the idea of metrics. They want to be able to quantify everything. Sometimes in their lust for assigning numbers, they...
Remote Resistance
The current pandemic has forced American software companies to allow their employees to work remotely…something many of them have been...
Quarantine Days
During this time of social distance and self quarantine, we all have to find ways of occupying ourselves. I’ve found several...
Outsourcing Myths
Many companies turn to overseas contractors for short-term software development projects because they believe it saves the company money....
An Agile Mess
With the current situation, I’m starting to see why so many companies are against remote work. For remote teams to work effectively,...