It’s been a little while since my last post, so I thought I’d better do a quick status check. What have I been up to recently? What on earth could possibly keep me so busy that I’ve been unable to blog? It’s mainly a mix of work-stuff and a big project. Read on to find out more about both, as well as a few other bits and pieces, and also maybe some teasers about future posts.
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Happy 10th birthday Stack Overflow (my alter alma mater)
If you’re a developer, you can’t have failed to spot that Stack Overflow is celebrating its tenth birthday. Similarly, I’m sure I’m not alone in owing a great deal to Stack Overflow in terms of my professional development. I thought about sending an eCard, but decided that a blog post might be a more fitting tribute. In today’s post, I want to share my memories of how transformative Stack Overflow was and the impact it had on me personally.
Normal service will resume shortly
I’ve been away for a while, but have finally stopped moving and am getting back into a normal routine. Since this is my first week in a new job, I thought it’d be a good time to give a quick update and to set the agenda for the next few posts.
Developing on Salesforce – 3 initial observations
Lately, I’ve been trying to improve my Salesforce skills. It’s been getting pretty interesting, to the point where I’d like to dedicate a post to it. (Hardcore .NET/C# readers may want to skip this week!) There are bits of the Salesforce developer ecosystem which I love and a few bits that are a little janky. I think the most interesting thing for developers is “Salesforce DX”, which I’ll try to explain briefly.
Attracting contributors to ConTabs
Open source projects need contributors to stay healthy and develop. In this post, I want to discuss the methods I’ve tried (so far) to attract contributors to my open source project (ConTabs). I’ll describe what I’ve done, summarise what little data I have, and reflect on what it might tell us about open source contributors. And, in the middle of all that, I’ll indulge in a quick digression on the subject of project hygiene.