Be clear about your goal, issue 26 of Beyond Writing Code
Be clear about your goal, and the other decisions become much easier. Here's how I learned that lesson and got clarity about my goal.
Posts tagged with Beyond Writing Code newsletter
So How's The Book, issue 25 of Beyond Writing Code
Book progress update and reflections on proposal work completed over summer.
Book notes, issue 24 of Beyond Writing Code
Recommended reading across tech, leadership, productivity, psychology, and sociology.
Questions and stories, issue 23 of Beyond Writing Code
Creating reflection question cards for conference attendees at fall industry events.
Being human, issue 22 of Beyond Writing Code
Why I'm writing my book, and the importance of being human, especially in this AI era.
Looking at systems, like a hospital; issue 21 of Beyond Writing Code
Gene Kim's hospital navigation story and applying systems thinking.
Change and AI; issue 20 of Beyond Writing Code
How developer roles are transforming, emphasizing "people and processes" over AI technology.
Why I love ETLS, issue 19 of Beyond Writing Code
Enterprise Technology Leadership Summit community and the value of in-person conferences.
Vibe coding made less terrifying, issue 18 of Beyond Writing Code
AI coding practices and reader poll questions about developer experiences with AI assistance.
Ideas for my talk, issue #17 of Beyond Writing Code
Seven ideas for improving my LeadDev presentation, including walking rehearsal strategies.
DevOps and better ways of working, issue 16 of Beyond Writing Code
What is DevOps really about? Better ways of working together.
A failure worth doing; issue 15 of Beyond Writing Code
Us vs. them thinking and why some failures are worth experiencing.
Me from the Past; issue 14 of Beyond Writing Code
Being kind to yourself and using the dinner test for storytelling.
You don't want more content; conference notes. Issue 13 of Beyond Writing Code
What we really pay for at conferences: organization and curation, not just content.
Technical or not, issue 12 of Beyond Writing Code
Are people "technical"? Labels matter, and kindness matters more.
A lot going on. And a poll. Issue 11 of Beyond Writing Code
Using analogies to explain work in progress and priorities.
Deliberately wrong estimates, issue 10 of Beyond Writing Code
Why would a developer deliberately provide an estimate they knew to be wrong?
Agile... book writing?? Issue 9 of Beyond Writing Code
Iterative writing, fast feedback, adapting to change.
How to help when you can't, issue 8 of Beyond Writing Code
Sometimes the best help is just being there and suffering with a friend.
When you ask for help, issue 7 of Beyond Writing Code
Understanding emotions as clues when asking for help, and the importance of emotional regulation.
Mysterious creatures, Leaf's first art note
Introduction to the mysterious watercolor creatures that appear throughout my work.
Draft outline, issue 6 of Beyond Writing Code
A sneak preview of my book outline and structure.
Writing past fear, issue 5 of Beyond Writing Code
Overcoming fear of writing and making mistakes, just like breaking production.
Answering the question, issue 4 of Beyond Writing Code
Why asking "why" and listening with curiosity matters more than having all the answers.
AI for developers
How AI changes what developers do, with emphasis on people and processes over technology.
Was my book already written?
Discovering that Tanya Reilly had already written a similar book, and what that meant for my work.
Getting started writing
First newsletter about establishing a sole proprietorship and getting started as an author.