You got that right, Steve. Some of our data has PII. In a few of these cases I can't figure out why they want to collect it.

Good article, Steve. There are a few things I could respond to, but I'll focus upon your second question. No, we don't track technical debt. We accumulate it, but we...

I participated in the PASS conference last week. While I enjoyed the content of the sessions there was definitely something missing in the experience.

Was it better than not having...

Steve, I appreciate your point of view and see it as valid. However, it all depends upon one's circumstances. In my current job I was the first developer to go...

Very good, Steve! I've written my share of bad code. I try to learn from my mistakes when I realize them. I hope to continue to learn and impress myself,...

Ah, Steve, you've done it again. You've brought up a great, thought provoking question on a Friday. I love it. 🙂

I am, very sadly, one of those whose fallen into...

I hope that you're right. During the pandemic I've seen a noticeable increase in the number of meetings. And I'm sure that's true of almost all of us, if not...

Good points, Jeff.

I'm not advocating for a freewheeling, anyone does whatever they want to do environment, either.

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Where I work the Lunch Factor is high. I think it's seven, but it might be 8 or 9. (I'm not sure what the number is now as I've not...

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I currently live in a suburb north of Atlanta. I'm a 5 - 45 minute drive from hundreds of companies that specialize in IT or have  a...

WOW, Ravyn Manuel works in government and they are using DevOps?! I am amazed!!

This question makes me laugh. I have worked remotely for twenty years and I can live wherever I want. I have always been curious about Tampa, and I thought...

About 15 years before retiring we bought an old 10-acre mining claim in the Rockies, the Skeleton #1 claim, and in 2003 built a log cabin which was...

This is a fun question, on a Friday. If I could live wherever I want, without moving too many time zones away, I would choose to relocate to the Pacific...