• Death by Documentation

    Before I finally made it to a more modern company that fully embraced Agile methodologies, I worked for a firm that used the waterfall method exclusively for project planning. It was a nightmare.

  • The Sony Precedent

    I can’t stand bullies, and I won’t let fear instilled by others dictate how I live my life.

  • First Thought Wrong

    In the most emotionally charged situations, though, your first response is often the wrong response.

  • Bundling and Bloatware

    Many would argue that Jetpack, not WordPress itself, is a dangerous bundle of bloatware.

  • No Excuses

    If I’ve learned anything over my career thus far, it’s that we come up with the stupidest excuses to not do something.

  • Moral Absolutes

    Regardless of the culture involved, there are some things that are always wrong whether or not the culture recognizes them as such.

  • All Work and No Play

    All work and no play makes it hard to justify hobbies that look too much like your career.

  • Editorial Calendars and Unintentional Spam

    How can you best leverage a consistent publication calendar without also alienating your target audience?

  • [Survey] Salary Expectations

    Valuing your own skills isn’t easy – a fact evidenced by many freelancers starting their careers with laughably low billable rates. That said, it’s an important component of any job search or any long-term career strategy.

  • WordPress Permalink Performance – Part 2

    The overall goal of PerfPress is to build a command-line tool that allows for testing the relative performance of different structures and functionalities within WordPress.