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11 Best Ways to Improve Your Emotional Intelligence

July 31, 2017 by Lorenzo Pasqualis 2 Comments

Software Engineers and Emotional Intelligence

Software Engineers are rarely associated to Emotional Intelligence (EI). They are often seen as introverts who tend to focus inwards rather than outwards.

That stereotype is due to the fact that developers often start by learning to code in isolation. That leads to associating coding to long hours of solitude and concentration. Things change over time, and developers need to become more social and collaborative when working in teams and making … [Read more...] about 11 Best Ways to Improve Your Emotional Intelligence

Filed Under: career Tagged With: advice, career, leadership, people, teams, work environment

Adobe Flash End of Life Timeline [infographic]

July 26, 2017 by Lorenzo Pasqualis Leave a Comment

Adobe is pulling the plug

After a long history of security troubles, Adobe finally gave up. Yesterday, July 25th, 2017, will be remembered as the day the world found out when Flash will be officially no more: End of 2020.

In a historic joint announcement, Adobe, Microsoft, Mozilla, Google, Apple, and Facebook gave us the timeline for the slow death of the Flash phenomena. The plugs of the Flash life support will be pulled one by one, slowly. It will take another three years for it to die, … [Read more...] about Adobe Flash End of Life Timeline [infographic]

Filed Under: technology, timely Tagged With: art, history, infographic

Doodle Tuesday: Spikes

July 25, 2017 by Lorenzo Pasqualis Leave a Comment

One of the recurring themes in my meeting doodles is what I call "sculptural images." A sculptural image is a drawing of something that resembles a sculpture on a pedestal. This Doodle Tuesday I am publishing a sculptural image from 2014. … [Read more...] about Doodle Tuesday: Spikes

Filed Under: doodle tuesday Tagged With: art, doodle

12 Reasons To Avoid Individual Code Ownership

July 21, 2017 by Lorenzo Pasqualis 3 Comments

Coding is a form of art, and artists are very attached to their pieces. That visceral attachment is what makes programmers passionate and intense. That can be a good thing, but it can also lead to problems.

Unless the entire development organization has only one or two developers, individual code ownership is a dangerous disease. I do not recommend it, nor encourage it for many reasons.
#1 - Emotional Attachment to Code Hurts The Collective Wisdom.
Programmers that identify with their code … [Read more...] about 12 Reasons To Avoid Individual Code Ownership

Filed Under: company culture Tagged With: advice, agile, career, code, culture, innovation, teams, work environment

11 Worst Software Engineer Resume Mistakes.

July 19, 2017 by Lorenzo Pasqualis Leave a Comment

When you send your resume to apply for a software engineering job, you should avoid making blunders that can send your hopes straight into the trash bin. Here is a list of the top 11 mistakes that I have seen over and over again.
Using too many words.
Hiring managers receive hundreds of resumes for every open job advertised. During the first pass of each new one, they need to decide if it goes in the trash bin or the “potentially interesting” pile. Too many words are a shortcut for the … [Read more...] about 11 Worst Software Engineer Resume Mistakes.

Filed Under: resume Tagged With: advice, career, hiring, job market, resume

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