Published in Better Programming·PinnedMember-onlyWhy Most Programmers End Up Being (or Are) Underperforming Technical LeadsAnd how not to be one — Meet Bob Bob is an extremely ambitious and overachieving developer. He works hard, refines his coding skills on a daily basis, and always finishes a project on or ahead of time — eager to get started on his next project. You can look at his code and immediately intuit that he’s a…Programming5 min readProgramming5 min read
Published in Better Programming·PinnedMember-onlyHow I Made Myself a More Valuable Programmer in 6 Months (and How You Can Too)Set goals, manage your time, learn quickly, and apply immediately — I came into the Salesforce development industry knowing nothing, absolutely nothing, about Salesforce: how it was used in business nor how to even develop on it. I was as clueless as a newborn baby seeing the light for the first time — I suppose most of you understand this feeling…Programming9 min readProgramming9 min read
Mar 1, 2022Member-onlyThe Key Trait That Separates the Good from the Great DevelopersWhat psychology tells us about the world’s highest achievers. Here’s what that means for developers. — A Myth Debunked It’s easy to chalk up the most successful and elite people in a given field to be ‘gifted’, ‘talented’, or insanely ‘lucky’. Perhaps they’ve just had more “skin in the game”. Maybe they are just paragons of hard work and live life grinding their way towards success. …Programming6 min readProgramming6 min read
Published in Better Programming·Oct 4, 2021Member-only3 Simple Mentalities to Become a More Effective DeveloperMindfully implement these ideas to become a developer that consistently shows results — What separates successful tech founders and revered development gurus from failed entrepreneurs and your average, run-of-the-mill developer? One thing I know for sure. Focus. Believing otherwise can be easy, though. You might just chalk their accomplishments up as the fruits of gifted geniuses whose skill sets are far out of…Programming7 min readProgramming7 min read
Published in Better Programming·Sep 24, 2021Member-onlyNo Matter Where You Are or What You’re Doing, You Can Always Grow as a DeveloperThere are so many opportunities to advance your career — The Hurricane At the height of his boxing career, Rubin “Hurricane” Carter’s life took a straight nosedive into a pit of despair after being wrongly accused of a heinous crime he didn’t commit: triple homicide. Most people would crumble underneath the pressure of such an unfortunate situation, but not Carter. Upon arriving…Programming5 min readProgramming5 min read
Published in Better Programming·Aug 27, 2021Member-onlyWhy Your Development Projects FailThe disastrous consequences of planning for success — “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.” — Murphy’s Law As developers, it’s easy to fall into the trap of believing that everything we develop will have its intended effect. We like to believe that what we make will be a success, so we plan for a project with…Programming5 min readProgramming5 min read
Published in Mind Cafe·Aug 23, 2021Member-onlyReflections of a Young Man Who Witnessed the Slow Deaths of His Loved OnesThe illuminating act of death and what it’s taught me about living. — There I sit, in the chair across from the hospital bed, on the night of my senior high-school homecoming dance. Never would have I thought I’d be in this position. Yet…here I am. Barely able to wrap my adolescent head around what was going on. The next thing I know…Mwc Death6 min readMwc Death6 min read
Published in Better Programming·Aug 12, 2021Member-onlyWhy Most Software Developers BurnoutAnd how to survive the test of time — In college, I would ask several of my classmates why they chose to pursue a Computer Science degree. I would hear things like: “I loved video games, so it seemed like the right thing to do” “Programming is one of the most in-demand skills in the job market, why wouldn’t…Programming5 min readProgramming5 min read
Published in Ascent Publication·Aug 3, 2021Member-onlyHow I Grew Over 7,600 Organic Followers in My First Year of WritingIt all just fell into place. — I never intended to be a writer. At one point in my life, I hated reading so much that I refused to pick up a book. Funny thing is, all my teachers growing up hinted at the fact that I had a natural talent for writing. …Writing8 min readWriting8 min read
Published in Mind Cafe·Jul 30, 2021Member-only7 Crippling Mental Patterns That Are Keeping You From True HappinessResolve these problems with your mindset and you’ll be one step closer to happiness — You are the most malicious villain in the story of “you”. You stand in your own way. You create your own roadblocks. You are the reason that you’re not happy. Why? The way you perceive and react to reality and its entropic nature are what either make you or break…Happiness8 min readHappiness8 min read
