Jun 2018
As I was growing up, certain biases were established that I never thought I would get past: Pink is a girl’s color, and blue is a boy’s color. (Oh, marketing folks… social “norms”…) Lawn mowing is a man’s job. (My dad never had my mom mow the lawn. It was always a job for my […]
Jun 2018
Almost every night, my boys want me to read books about Iron Man, Hulk, Spiderman, Thor, and even the Guardians of the Galaxy. They are all about superheroes and villains and super powers. This had me thinking about all of the skills that make me who I am and if I had to choose one, […]
Jun 2018
My friend Doc posted this on Twitter, and it really grated on me, so much so that I’m compelled to write. Meet Bill. Bill’s a rockstar programmer. He codes fast. Bill doesn’t need to refactor. He codes fast. Bill’s too valuable to take support calls. He codes fast. Bill doesn’t pair; it’s inefficient. He codes […]
Jun 2018
Over the past few years, I’ve been dealing with things in C# and Java, especially in bringing newcomers to the field and helping those who may be older in the field get some new tools. I fell into this groove with C# and Java, and yes, I even had a change of heart with Java. […]
Jun 2018
2018 marks 10 years (and a little of change, counting my 1999 stuff) of speaking in the tech community on a variety of technologies: Linux Administration (Samba) Squeak Python (and IronPython) SQL Silverlight Cross-Platform Development with C# and Mono PowerShell (for IT administration and for developers) HTML 5 I have spoken on other technical topics […]
Mar 2018
In my MVP Summit recap, I mentioned that I want to help contribute to the docs on docs.microsoft.com, including Visual Basic. Many people know that I’ve focused on C# the most in the .NET stack, followed by PowerShell. VB.NET didn’t get as much focus career-wise for me, as I had a rocky start with it […]
Mar 2018
Last week, I was out at the Microsoft MVP Summit in Redmond, Washington. As many people know, I’ve been a Microsoft fan all of my life, so going out to the main campus is like a pilgrimage to me. I made sure to wear some of my MVP gear on the flight out, as it’s […]
Jan 2018
Last year, I added data science to my talks. This year, I’m planning on growing more of my technical skills – learning React, Vue, and Node.js. In terms of talks, servant leadership has joined the family of topics, and it’s a topic I’m excited to present. These are just some of the topics I am […]
Dec 2017
Inspired by the greatest Sarah that I’ve met this year who has introduced me to #SarahConf…. this thread really hits home: I want to talk about something that's bugged me for *months* but I've refused to talk about it. I probably just need to get it out there. … So much of my identity has been […]
Dec 2017
Once again, Cory House has a blog-inspiring question: One of life's hardest decisions: Earn vs learn. When you're reached expertise, do you stay put and harvest the returns as long as possible, or consider the expertise as a sign it's time to move on to new challenges? — Cory House 🏠 (@housecor) December 27, 2017 Earlier […]