by mike | Jan 28, 2021 | Software
“What is the big deal about niche languages? I can do all of this with C/C++/C# and besides, most of the stuff being written with that niche language are CRUD apps…” — Anonymous Senior Developer Junior Dev: “Let’s write this new one-off thing with...
by mike | Jan 26, 2021 | Business, Web Design
tl;dr: Go ahead and use WordPress. So, you need to make a new company website. You ask the team what to use, and get this: Everyone: let’s not use WordPress. The development team wants to use a static website builder and store content as markdown on Github. It...
by mike | Jan 3, 2021 | Recruiting and Hiring, Software
I was aksed if I’d share my required reading list for new developers at PivotCX. It’s pretty short. The goal is simple: Have common language to describe problems and solutions. Understand common patterns in development Avoid re-inventing the wheel....
by mike | Jan 3, 2021 | Software
There have been a lot of conversations about “open source is dead” and “there’s no viable open source business model” lately. Most of these conversations are fueled by vendors pulling back on “Open Core” sales models....
