(Photo by: Ed Yourdon CC-BY-SA 2.0) There has been a lot of buzz lately on the decision by Yahoo CEO to cut work-from-home policy. It's only sensible that I rather not comment on this without understanding the full details of their internal situation. However, I think it raises a valid question that we need to grapple with "Is work from home right for my software team?" ...
Content marketing is not just online
I recently received a booklet in the mail from AT&T. It was probably triggered as I recently registered a business entity. The booklet was a small business guide about 20 pages and looks like below. ...
From Engineer to Manager : Benefits of transition
(Photo courtesy: Victor1558 CC-BY 2.0) Most of us get presented with the opportunity at some point in our career to take on people management responsibilities aka Manager. In the IT/software industry I have sensed a hesitation or sometimes even aversion to becoming a people manager. Often engineers look down upon managers as folks who are not technical and this is tends to be ...
Email vs Rest – Choosing the right media
(Photo by Curtis Jackson CC-BY 2.0) "When you got a hammer in your hand, everything looks like a nail" - Abraham Maslow I once had to manage a team member who used to come by my office whenever he needed to communicate with me. Sometimes it was as much as 10 times a day. It was interrupting my work and was affecting my productivity. The employee did not realize what he was ...
7 Tips for Making your Mobile App Marketable on the Appstore
Whether you are developing mobile apps for good karma or for making money we hope our apps get found and downloaded by as many people as possible. In my experience, most developers are tend to be focus on building the app, but, give little attention to marketability & marketing their app. And as a result most developers end up making little or no money. If you rely on your ...