Technical Debt, Maintenance, and Buy-In

As technologists - we can mostly agree on the importance of clearing out looming technical debt, maintaining project things like framework upgrades and more, but how do you go about it when your management is pushing back? How can you ensure you're helping your code survive the long-haul when time and time again features are the driving force. Let's chat.
Chipping Away at Technical Debt

Chipping Away at Technical Debt

Technical debt is a natural part of software development. New frameworks come out, better ways to do things are found, SDK and languages updates are a thing, plus a hundred other external influences in your project. All of these things lead to old code that needs to be updated to keep on par with the […]
Hello Mobile World Color Explosion

Hello Mobile World!

My introduction to mobile was a rough start. In fact, it was so rough I told myself I was never doing that again. When my first job offer came around though, they were short on iOS and Android developers.. and well, being rather desperate as a single mom with loads of student debt, I jumped […]
Do you have any questions?

Interview Questions You Should Ask

“Do you have any questions for us?” Have you been the victim of this question, and didn’t know what to say? Did you stumble through a response that sounded like “No, I think I’m good.” or “So.. are the snacks in the kitchen free?” Yikes. Or.. Perhaps you did ask some questions.. but then a […]