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Monthly Archives: August 2020

Everything can fail.

You can’t always depend on third party services.

Posted byfooyayAugust 31, 2020August 1, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:monitoring, reliabilityLeave a comment on Everything can fail.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Use automation to prevent bugs from re-occurring.

Posted byfooyayAugust 28, 2020August 1, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:automation, bugs, testingLeave a comment on Once bitten, twice shy.

Exceed expectations.

Under promise, over deliver.

Posted byfooyayAugust 27, 2020August 1, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:expectations, goalsLeave a comment on Exceed expectations.

Manage your energy.

If you don’t, you will become exhausted.

Posted byfooyayAugust 26, 2020August 1, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:energy, goals, prioritizationLeave a comment on Manage your energy.

Add comments to explain ideas.

Some things are not obvious from self-documenting code.

Posted byfooyayAugust 25, 2020August 1, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:clean code, commentsLeave a comment on Add comments to explain ideas.

Don’t be afraid to refactor.

There’s no time like the present to make things better.

Posted byfooyayAugust 24, 2020July 27, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:refactoringLeave a comment on Don’t be afraid to refactor.

Sometimes, disaster strikes.

Sooner later, something horrible and unexpected happens.

Posted byfooyayAugust 21, 2020July 27, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:preparedness, reliabilityLeave a comment on Sometimes, disaster strikes.

Avoid manual labor.

If your job involves telling computers how to do things automatically, then you should not do things manually.

Posted byfooyayAugust 20, 2020July 19, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:automation, shell scriptLeave a comment on Avoid manual labor.

Find the real requirements.

Most projects suffer delays and rework because the true requirements are rarely fully understood.

Posted byfooyayAugust 19, 2020July 19, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:assumptions, business analysis, requirementsLeave a comment on Find the real requirements.

Change is hard.

You can’t force people to change.

Posted byfooyayAugust 18, 2020July 19, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:change, habitsLeave a comment on Change is hard.

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