Communication, Collaboration & Coordination

Got a team? Then you need the three C's. 

Communication - duh. You can't build anything meaningful with others unless you discuss and align on a goal.

Collaboration - two brains are better than one. There is a point of diminishing returns, or the "too many cooks" syndrome. But no matter how brilliant you are, others may see things or realize things you don't. The best path to the goal can only be determined by exploring all a available paths.

Coordination - smooth execution relies on things falling into place at the right times. To reach the goal, each team member needs to do their part. If those parts overlap, or leave gaps, achieving the goal is compromised.

Got a team? Then you need the three C's. (Yes, this is intentionally repeated)

Blast from the past!

 It's (obviously) been years since I've been interested in sharing software development stories outside of a work setting. But with the passing of covid, and the new normal of working remotely, I feel the desire to have an outlet. I briefly considered starting a "real" blog, but don't have any intention or desire to actively market or promote this content, so I chose to resurrect this old thing 

And I'm so happy I did! It's hysterical to read my beliefs and convictions from over ten years ago. While I haven't yet reread all the posts, I've already found some very entertaining stuff. Flash over Javascript? I still believe that was true - back then! Considering Flash is gone now and React is the current hotness (along with Angular and Vue), it's a lesson that you either evolve or you die. This could be said about all life, but is especially poignant for software engineers.

Wow! Maybe more amazing than what I've rediscovered, is what's been missed. I was just about to interview with Oracle, but would end up turning that down to work at Jive. Great decision! I suppose that's when and why I stopped blogging in public - Jive made it easy to blog AT work. 

I have done other public blogging since then, but generally more focused than I did "back in the day". I never attempted to make any money, or brand myself through blogging. It's always been an outlet. And it's always a selfish, personal endeavor. If anyone gets value out of it, great. If not, feel free to read something else. 

So, over 10 years later, I'm going to start venting, ranting ... and now maybe reminiscing ... again.