This statistic comes from the Atlassian State of Teams 2024 report. The report was based on a survey of 5,000 knowledge workers and 100 Fortune 500 executives. The 5,000 knowledge workers surveyed worked across the U.S., Australia, India, Germany, and France. The mean age of the workers surveyed was 34, Read more…
I think complex decisions should be made via discussions on shared documents (Google docs, Microsoft Word, text files with version control, etc…) when possible. A document provides the context for the decision being made, and the comments allow for discussion on the various inputs to the decision. Version control can Read more…
Artificial intelligence, and specifically generative AI technologies have been in the news quite a bit recently. While AI gets the bulk of the media coverage, there are many other technologies that have made advances in recent years. Here are some non-AI related technologies that I am excited about: Passkeys. A passkey is Read more…
Over the past 3 months I have worked my way through the Flatiron School Online Full Stack Web Development Program. As part of the program, I completed 5 portfolio projects and live coded a new feature for each, with a Flatiron Instructor assessing my progress. I wanted to share one Read more…
Fivethirtyeight explores a concerning downward trend in the number of new businesses as a share of total business over the last thirty years: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-slow-death-of-american-entrepreneurship/. The trend accelerated during the mid to late 2000’s recession, but has been on a downward trajectory since the 1980’s. This is concerning as many of the Read more…