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The Magical World of Software Development (Part 3)
In part 1 & part 2 of this series I did a brief history of software development as I see it and how that impacted the people who were coming into the…
Apr 3
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John Bloom
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March 2024
The Contrast Principle
Live life in the contrasts
Mar 26
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John Bloom
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The 12 Dichotomies of Leadership for Development Managers
Finding the balance
Mar 20
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John Bloom
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The Magical World of Software Development (Part 2)
Last week, I discussed my perspective on the history of software development. As programming the software became decoupled from building the hardware…
Mar 12
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John Bloom
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Conclusion to Becoming a Manager
For the last 6 months I have been writing about how to become a development manager for my few paid subscribers. My intention was to write a course on…
Mar 7
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John Bloom
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The Magical World of Software Development (Part 1)
The software development world is wild. I would argue that no other industry is quite like it. Its half art half science. Some people go to school for…
Mar 6
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John Bloom
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February 2024
The In-between Phase
Navigating the 50/50 split
Feb 29
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John Bloom
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The In-between Phase
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Always Be Preparing for the Next Opportunity
It's a new world in IT.
Feb 27
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John Bloom
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Building Relationships Outside of the Development Team
Key people who will help you get the job
Feb 22
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John Bloom
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Know Your Power
It is known in physics that you can't observe something without changing it. Even in software development, the trickiest bugs are the ones like race…
Feb 21
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John Bloom
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Developer Onboarding
I am notorious for screwing up my travel. I have screwed up more times than my pride will allow me to quantify. I remember one time when we happened to…
Feb 15
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John Bloom
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Burning Bridges
A few years back I gave the thumbs up to hire a promising new developer. He was hired in at an entry role with the idea that he would quickly get…
Feb 8
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