Arizona to Wisconsin - Prologue
- June 20, 2008
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- family travel
After working hard for the past several months, the family and I are taking a trip. My wife and I, our 2 kids and 2 dogs, are about to embark on a trip cross-country from Arizona to Wisconsin in our RV.
I want to hear about problems, not solutions
- March 30, 2008
- Comments
- career
What!!??
Ever heard the phrase "I want to hear about solutions, not problems"? Executives, managers, consumers of services, and users of software use the phrase when all they want is for a problem to get solved, among other reasons. Software developers should only use it when filling one of those roles, even though you should avoid it to prevent an unsolvable problem from rising to the surface. Software developers provide the solutions to problems. They should approach their interactions with users, and sometimes our peers, as "I want to hear about problems, not solutions."
Hiring - Do I Have To?
- March 25, 2008
- Comments
- career management
After starting my new job, I figured out one thing right away; pretty soon I would be hiring some people. Of all supervisory responsibilities, I hate this one the most. The decision makes the biggest impact of any other decision you make as a supervisor. Not that the decision itself is difficult. Once you find the right person, the decision is actually easy.
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I am a technology professional, husband and father striving to balance many interests in my life. Occasionally, I write about technical hobbies, my career, travel (mostly in our RV) and other things important in my life.
