Manager Deliverables

Photo by Pope Moysuh [https://unsplash.com/@pope_moisa?utm_source=ghost&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=api-credit] / Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/?utm_source=ghost&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=api-credit] One of the hardest things going from programming to managing has been the change in output. People often write…

Life Updates

Photo by George Kourounis [https://unsplash.com/@neudekk?utm_source=ghost&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=api-credit] / Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/?utm_source=ghost&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=api-credit] The beginning of this year I made a commitment to write at least once a week [http://ionrock.org/reboot/…

Getting Started

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Making Career Decisions

Photo by chuttersnap [https://unsplash.com/@chuttersnap?utm_source=ghost&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=api-credit] / Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/?utm_source=ghost&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=api-credit] There are times in your career where you need to make some decision. Finding a new job is a great example,…

Failing

Photo by Quino Al [https://unsplash.com/@quinoal?utm_source=ghost&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=api-credit] / Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/?utm_source=ghost&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=api-credit] One challenge I've found is how to fail and learn without ruining plans and losing trust. In order to write…

Making a Dartboard

Photo by Max Lakutin [https://unsplash.com/@lktnm?utm_source=ghost&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=api-credit] / Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/?utm_source=ghost&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=api-credit] I mentioned to a mentor of mine that there are tons of resource for working with people as a manager,…

Not Quite the Year of the Linux Desktop

Every so often I get tired of looking at the same old screens. It is not as if there are tons of programs I use throughout the day. There is a web browser, slack and Emacs. At some point I get antsy and want to see what is I could…