This week I am attending a training class at work for advanced JavaScript and jQuery. I have been looking forward to this class for weeks, and so far have not been dissapointed with the content or the instructor. That said, there are some gotchas to training, particularly technical training, that I have learned over the 16 plus years I have been working professionally in the world of software development. Firstly, finding the time to train is always difficult, particularly when your … [Read more...] about Technical Training
Archives for October 2014
Routines For A Weekend Recharge
Right out of the gate, let me go ahead and admit as I write about recharging over a weekend I am actually sitting at work trying to tie up some end of sprint loose ends. You know what, though. I don't mind. I am actually being productive on something I enjoy. So as you read this, don't judge me! ;-) … [Read more...] about Routines For A Weekend Recharge
Routines are Hard
Routines, are hard. I know, I have just let the secret out of the bag haven’t I? Of course I haven’t! If routines weren’t hard we would all be way more productive and happy people. If you want to get down to it, morning routines, in my ever so humble opinion, are the hardest to implement and maintain. Actually, having said all of that, is it really so hard to develop a routine, or is it truly just that we have habits that are hard to break. In theory, you come up with an idea of how you … [Read more...] about Routines are Hard
Goodbye Developer Design
As a Java web developer I find myself constantly at odds with the face of my applications. I mean, I have no problem doing full stack development. Building up from my database, on through my middle and service layers all go fairly well. I even have no problems implementing functionality on the front end. All of that happens easily enough for me, but my UI/UX skills are still basically at a level I call, “developer design.” This is NOT a good label to be saddled with in a world of minimal … [Read more...] about Goodbye Developer Design
Desk PM Testing Continues
I have mentioned in the past about the fact that I am lucky enough to be one of the testers for a soon to be released applications called Desk Publishing Machine. Unfortunately, my priorities over the past several months have pulled me away form being able to do much testing, but that is now changing. The testing of this awesome new application and some of my personal projects are now more aligned and I am once again able to start helping out. … [Read more...] about Desk PM Testing Continues
iPhone 6 Plus Purchased
So I pulled the trigger on my iPhone 6 plus this morning. Apple's sight says that it will ship in 3-4 weeks. I am hoping the rumors I have been hearing of Apple shipping way sooner than that are true. I opted for the Space Grey 64Gb model. My boys and I ran out to the local Apple store this evening so I can actually hold the iPhone 6 Plus in my hands and I was mostly impressed. I was surprised to see it is very thing, almost too thin to be honest. It is a good more more narrow than my … [Read more...] about iPhone 6 Plus Purchased