16 posts tagged with "bosses"

If you've been developing software for a while and have changed jobs a few times, you've probably run into a situation where you are working…

"Some of the worst gigs I've had the warning signs were there in the interview" Some companies have bad environments for developers and some…

"Time is something that we all feel slipping through our fingers at one point or another in life." The guys start off talking about why you…

This episode is mainly geared towards helping developers decide when it is a good idea to automate a process and how to best convince their…

Soulbound by Bethany Adams available on Amazon "You want to set realistic expectations for your future work." The second half of starting a…

Soulbound by Bethany Adams available on Amazon "Good first impressions are a lot less work than overcoming bad first impressions." Going in…

Soulbound by Bethany Adams available on Amazon "A "majority" of the meaning we attribute to words comes not from the words themselves, but…

This episode is highly influenced by Paul Graham's essay on maker's vs manager's schedules. He points out they are inherently conflicting in…

The episode begins with BJ detailing his recent experience writing his first technical spec for a client and what he learned from that along…

This week the guys broke the episode into two parts. BJ starts out with a study from Harvard University on the perceptions of asking for…

This week starts a new series titled Developer Power Techniques. The series will not be in back to back fashion as the Health Series though…

In project management, a death march is a project where the members feel it is destined to fail, or requires a stretch of unsustainable…

Coming out of a holiday week the guys full on turkey and dressing discuss the impact that distractions have on developers and productivity…

This week the guys discuss ways to find motivation and self motivate in times when developers are down and discouraged. They begin by…

Continuing our series on health concerns for developers we delve into the mental health of developers. Originally this began as one episode…

In this episode we discuss how to talk about technology with non developers such as bosses, customers, or coworkers. We provide seven tips…