by Chad Towle | Apr 14, 2019
Earlier this year I shared the strategies that I use to survive the first day on the job and I got a lot of great feedback. Making a solid good impression on the first day is critical but so is transitioning from being the new person to someone that actually...
by Chad Towle | Jan 30, 2019
When you’ve been working on the same project for a while, and you’re focused on your sprint work, the project’s dependencies can get a tad out of date. It can be even worse with projects you’re not actively working on but are still in...
by Chad Towle | Jan 23, 2019
To many, code reviews are just a waste of everyone’s time or can devolve into a petty gripe session between colleagues with an ax to grind. However, I have learned that a thoughtful code review can be one of the most important parts of the development...
by Chad Towle | Jan 16, 2019
Changing jobs or starting a new contract can be stressful. You can feel scrutinized and out of place if you let these feelings get the best of you. As a consultant I change clients fairly frequently and here are my strategies for making the most of the first day on...
by Chad Towle | May 4, 2017
As I outlined in the first article of this series, my friend Pat was having problems with a freezer warming up and putting food at risk and it was my task to diagnose the issue. In the second article I discussed the hardware and services used. In this final article I...
