Learning to Stop Being a Hero
There is a hero complex for many in IT. Steve provides some advice in how we should look at our workload and our employer's expectations when we consider a new job.
2019-07-11
1,115 reads
Career Growth
Building Helpful Commit Messages
Using a VCS is a core skill, according to Steve. One part of that is learning to write better commit messages.
2019-07-08
498 reads
Balancing Hard and Soft Skills
Today Steve talks about the soft skills and why these might be important as you advance in your career and grow into a senior role.
2019-07-02
546 reads
Improving Tech with Compassionate Code
There is quite a bit of suffering within tech and caused by tech, from poorly commented code to shaming someone who asks a question on a forum. In this article, Samuel Nitsche explains why compassionate coding is a better way to go.
2019-06-27
Setting Session Skill Levels
Kathi Kellenberger discusses the challenge of deciding how to describe the content in the sessions she presents.
2019-06-10
395 reads
Cloud Pace
There are a couple big changes that the cloud brings to us. Steve has a few comments today.
2019-06-06
481 reads
2025-06-11 (first published: 2019-05-24)
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The Ironic DBA—Starting a New and Unexpected Career?
Hey there! I’m Jeff, the latest apprentice at Da...
2019-05-24
Burning Out
Burning out in an IT job is easier to do than it should be. Steve has a little advice today.
2019-05-23
451 reads
Successfully Managing Upwards and Getting Your Boss on Your Side Part 1
Edwin M Sarmiento is a Filipino Microsoft Data Pla...
2019-05-23
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