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A collection of 13 posts

Migrating Umbraco sites has become easy

I've completed so many Umbraco migrations over the past year that they've become incredibly easy to execute. Now that I've been doing them for a while, I've created a template that I follow to make the process almost automatic.

How to have effective stand-up meetings to maximize productivity

Stand-up meetings are often mismanaged (or not managed at all) and therefore end up wasting time and killing productivity. If stand ups go too long and drawn out, people will stop paying attention.

Tech consultant, freelance developer or contractor...Who am I?

Whenever I meet someone new they inevitably ask "What do you do for a living?" and I never know what to tell people. My best take is to say "I'm a developer that companies hire to develop software, create technology strategies and fix their development issues".

Taking meetings from the sidewalk

Taking meetings from the sidewalk

Today I biked with my son to his summer day camp and instead of rushing into an office to join a meeting after dropping him off, I opened Zoom on my phone and joined my regularly scheduled morning meeting.

Tech stacks don't really matter

Tech stacks don't really matter

The main theme I got from the post was that languages that are adopted by the majority of developers and businesses tend to stick around. The fact that they stick around means we eventually are left with a lot of languages to choose from.

Business names are hard

I’m trying to think of a new business name for my consulting company, msoftware. The name was something I put together during the pandemic when I split off from the other consulting company I found with another developer. After deciding to split the companies up, I didn’t have

You don't know what I haven't told you

When I’m explaining a new feature or work item to other developers I get into the habit of thinking the person I’m talking with has all the information about the client or project that I do. It’s far too easy to assume that they understand every detail

Benefits of being a software consultant

This year marks the eighth year I’ve been on my on as an indie developer so I wanted to write about the benefits of being a software consultant. During my time on my own I’ve worked independently as a freelancer then co-founder/partner in a small consulting company

Migrate from R Shiny to a modern web framework

Overview A request I get from clients that do heavy processing with R is they want to migrate from R Shiny to a modern web framework like React, Angular or Vue. Their setup usually consists of websites running in a R Shiny package that connects to a database and returns

Migrate from R Shiny to a modern web framework

Overview A request I get from clients that do heavy processing with R is they want to migrate from R Shiny to a modern web framework like React, Angular or Vue. Their setup usually consists of websites running in a R Shiny package that connects to a database and returns

Don't under price yourself as a freelance developer

Don't under price yourself as a freelance developer

I’ve been working through Brennan Dunn’s Double Your Freelancing email course to level up on my technology consulting knowledge. This helps me learn what’s been successful for other consultants in the technology world so I can apply new things to my own business. One of the topics

Writing To Becoming A Better Writer

Writing To Becoming A Better Writer

There are lot of posts on how writing is a very important skill set for developers. These posts say the best way to become a better writer is to just start writing. I feel the same way about coding. Anyone who asks me how to get a start in the

Writing To Becoming A Better Writer

Writing To Becoming A Better Writer

There are lot of posts on how writing is a very important skill set for developers. These posts say the best way to become a better writer is to just start writing. I feel the same way about coding. Anyone who asks me how to get a start in the