Bemused ramblings some dude says on the internet
You wouldn’t be here if you weren’t looking for a way forward in tech. This article is going to be heavily targeted towards traditional IT and support roles. If you’re looking for standard coding gigs or similar, go elsewhere. While I do cover certs which can help a coding career, they aren’t the focus. Tech is huge, but the “lower rungs” are easier to grab on to.… Read the rest
I’ve heard a bewildering number of career advice claims since I started working in tech. There is always some secret knowledge which you can use to take your career to the next level. It’s not enough to be a coding ninja rockstar or whatever buzzword bingo you see in a job ad, you have to focus on the “metagame” of your career.… Read the rest
Launching Your First ProductI have really mixed feelings about project launches. It’s the culmination of many hours of blood, sweat, and tears, but once the product gets going, there’s still work to be done. Normally you get either one or the other, but what if you’re a startup? You have to learn to do everything and plan for the chaos that is launch.… Read the rest
English is my native language, but I learned Mandarin fluently. I don’t speak Mandarin from being raised with it, I learned as an adult. I can read and write well enough I was able to go to college in China (granted it was a rough start). The majority of my college experience was using Mandarin to learn other things, but I rarely used it to learn any other languages (due to time).… Read the rest
It’s been a while since I’ve woken up and looked forward to my job. I’m usually just looking at the clock or the exit while going through the motions. It’s crazy to think that roughly two-thirds of workers are burned out at some point at work, but that’s the world we live in. Unfortunately, it’s 2020, the year of Covid-19, so the stakes are higher than ever to keep going.… Read the rest
There are plenty of times you have to try and market something which is just plain boring to the majority of people. How do you handle the brand wanting to expand and try to sell outside of a niche? While your widget may get 21% more foobars per cycle than the nearest competitor, what does this mean to a wider audience?… Read the rest