I have been asked a few times for resources and tips for a new Project Manager, Team Lead, Manager of Development type position. My tips are a generalization as I can pull out more resources for certain situations. Tips 1.…
Author: andrewpallant
Project Manager – Team Lead – Manager of Development
Posted in Beginning New Management Position, Bosses, Contributing, Developer, Downtime, How To, interview, IT, job interview, Junior, Leadership, Listening
Shortcut To Creating Properties in C-Sharp – Revisited
Based on my earlier an post, a I had a question about my technique and if there was a benefit, or could you use MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().Name. Truthfully I did not know the answer until I tried it. I found this new…
When a Developer Leaves
To start; I am not saying this is me, but I did talk to a few developers for research. Employers are often left scratching their heads when a developer leaves. The unfortunately truth is when one leaves another often follows…
Shortcut To Creating Properties in C-Sharp
I was looking for an easy and consistent way of creating properties for classes. I sometimes find that it can be a long drawn out process creating 5 to 100 properties for database classes. Here is a quick example of…
What is Trending – Are you listening
Do you know what is trending today? Do you know what is new? Do you care? As developers we live in a crazy world where technologies and ideas fly at the speed of light. If you are not paying…
Posted in Community, Creativity, Deployment, Developer, Ideas, Listening, Professional Development, Social Media Tagged with: Developer, Listening, Trending
Can Senior Developers Learn From Junior Developers
I relate this back to when you are listening to grandparents tell story after story. Somewhere in those stories you learn from their history. Now when they ask about you, they learn more modern things. Like the time I…
Posted in Developer, self-improvement
Jobs Posted In Twitter For London Ontario
The are jobs that I have found while searching in Twitter. I thought I would create a saved search list in HootSuite. This is a live feed so check back often. Click Here for job listings. Note: I am in…
How a Senior can Help a Junior Developer
Senior developers have a responsibility to help those who are new to the profession. We are the one group of people that the junior developer can turn to after college. Essentially the college gave the new developer 2 years…
Do Not Get Boxed
As a developer, it is important to look around and experience new things, as it helps you to stay sharp and marketable. This doesn’t mean that you need to quit your job. Just do not get boxed in as single…
Posted in Developer, Professional Development Tagged with: Boxed, COBOL, Developer, PHP, SQL, Visual Basic, Web
Eleven Items That Makes a Developer Great
Here are a few items that makes a software / web developer great: Updated to twelve items thanks to some input. Knowing they are not perfect Listens to business needs Always evolving by striving to do better Never hides a…
Posted in Developer, Professional Development Tagged with: Being Great, Developer, Professional Development
