I’ve long held the belief that programmers should blog (if they feel so inclined, of course). But why? Here’s a short list of reasons. Source: Programmers Should Blog (Including You) | Tom McFarlin Absolutely agreed. Only one problem: Time!
Well, we’re almost done with 2016! Around the same time last year, I did my first year in review. (In reality, it was more of a 2012-2015 review!) I want to continue this trend by doing a review of this year. It’s a way for me to be transparent about what I’m doing. It’s not […]
Ada Ivanoff looks at the five essential bases you need to have covered to keep your employees and avoid high turnover. Looking from different side. Source: How to Keep Your Employees and Avoid Turnover
We need to keep up with the latest and greatest technology so we can bring the most value into whatever job we’re doing. Or is that conventional wisdom? It’s a struggle. Source: The Latest and Greatest Technologies | Tom McFarlin
I’ve read practical tips on what you can do to work on becoming a better writer so others have an easier time reading your work, but I want your input, too. Shorter writing is good. Source: On Becoming a Better Writer | Tom McFarlin
Thinking about where confidence comes from, when there is so much we just don’t have time to learn. There’s a lot of key points from here. Probably going to create a separate post for listing them. Good read. Source: Confidence and Overwhelm
If budgeting your business is not something you’re not into doing, I get it, but it’s one of those things that should be done. Budgeting is of course important. Don’t have one for business, but use it for household. Source: You Should Be Budgeting Your Business | Tom McFarlin
When it comes to commenting code, I’m verbose. I try to comment everything from the server-side code to the the JavaScript and even my stylesheets. Comments do help. Especially in the long run. Source: Maybe I’m Over Commenting Code (Are You?) | Tom McFarlin
Because of our familiarity with our tools, we think we’re ready to start writing code. But pseudocode goes a long way in organization and maintainability. Pseudocode still needed. Sometimes still doing it, writes on a notebook. Source: Drafting Pseudocode Before Building Anything
Sometimes, it can be tough balancing work and home life when you want to keep up with all of the latest technologies. There’s time for that – and more. And finally, after the last three posts (including this), get a little motivation on how to do things right. Keyword: work hours. Source: My Priorities (Balancing […]
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