Matt Blodgett
Software is about people, not code.
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Ownership
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One of my favorite Twitter accounts in the software industry is Esther Derby’s . I’m constantly nodding along. This one got me thinking abou...
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Software Development Methodologies as Collective Fictions
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The failure of methodologies to accurately model reality is a common source of cynicism amongst boots-on-the-ground developers. I can recall...
Thursday, November 30, 2017
Inclusive Culture, Minimum Culture
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Our startup has a very progressive culture…as long as you’re white, childless, in your twenties, politically liberal, and love craft beer, h...
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Job Ad Red Flags: Calling All Ninjas!
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I’m not sure this really needs to be said, but these words in a job posting are an instant buzzkill: Ninja Rockstar Jam session...
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Thursday, September 28, 2017
Don’t Trap Your Clients in the Bikeshed
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As software developers, one of the best things we can do for our clients (internal or external) is to restrain from bombarding them with que...
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Job Ad Red Flags: Fad Obsession
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This red flag may be considered a subcategory of the previous red flag I wrote about in my post highlighting technical minutiae . Remember ...
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Job Ad Red Flags: Technical Minutiae
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Ever see one of those developer job postings that reads like the hiring manager sent out a mass email to every developer in the company just...
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