A primer on setting up your remote employee

Last night, I was talking with a tech lead of a local company. He was struggling with supporting two of his teammates who are newer to their roles (let’s call them Alyssa and Ben). Alyssa, like nearly all her teammates, works in the local office, and is…

How to interview your future manager

We often get the chance to interview our future manager, but usually it’s while being evaluated for a new job. What do you do when you find yourself getting to interview your current manager’s replacement?

Know your priorities

Practical Empathy, or: How I Stopped Hating Pair Programming

I used to think I hated pairing.

One of my first experiences pairing was with my least favorite co-worker. In my previous programming jobs, I’d always been the only Rails developer, or one of two, and…

Roses are red / This pairing is for you

It took me a long time to understand the joys of pair programming.

Embracing Uncomfortable Refactoring

Sometimes refactoring is fun. Sometimes refactoring feels therapeutic.

An Introduction to Software Apprenticeship

Software apprenticeships develop your existing talent and help you expand your teams.

Software apprenticeship programs are a powerful tool in a technology organization’s…