All the indie devs on X today are upset at Planetscale. Everyone is leaving. Why? This week, PlanetScale decided to remove their Free tier, but there are lessons here for small startups and …
Azure Dev: Problem starting the plugin CredentialProvider.Microsoft [Solved]
In this break/fix post, I'm going to show you how to fix a specific error that I was getting in an Azure DevOps pipeline during a dotnet publish command that stated "Problem starting the plugin …
Expecting Developers to Leave
Because they will. My current team is the longest I've ever been with an organization (other than my own freelancing business), almost 5 years. Over the years the needs, motivators, situations, …
What is Success Syndrome? (And How To Leverage It For Your Personal Brand)
First, what does Success Syndrome look like for a software developer? It's when you become successful at something and then subsequently become overwhelmed. This can happen if you get a promotion, …
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Technical Debt Isn’t All Bad (Usually)
We've all complained about technical debt and legacy code, but it's not all bad. When I was a junior dev, I would complain about lots of existing legacy code that I encountered. I ran into a lot of …
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No Rules is the Best Rule
“Rules were made to be broken.” “There are no rules.” “Just follow the rules” Why are rules, quotes about rules, punishments for broken rules everywhere? When my daughter asks me what the …