It’s been a little over a year and a half since I left the daily grind of a commute and began working from my home office. It’s been an amazing year filled with challenges, adventures, struggles and blessings. I’m like most developers: I relished the idea of having a quiet place to work, of getting more done, and of getting back 2 hours a day that I previously spent on commuting to and from my job.
I’ve learned a lot in my year of working from home. There have been some great moments, and some low ones. Overall it was a great move. So what is working from home really like?
Monday, August 13th, 2012 @ 8:07 pm |
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Categories: Employment, Software Development
Tags: Firefox, Mozilla, remotie, remote work, working from home
Every developer has a toolkit of favorite tools and applications that help them develop more effectively. Being individuals, developers often differ (and in some cases, argue) about the tools they use. One of the most frequent questions I’m asked is “what are the tools you use?” and that was the genesis of this blog post. While there are many tools that I would feel lost without, I have listed the five that I see as most crucial to my ability to effectively develop software.
Dual monitors with a fast machine
Monday, February 7th, 2011 @ 12:09 pm |
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Categories: Opinion, Software Development, Technology
Tags: essential, tools, IDE, NetBeans, dual monitors, Firebug, FirePHP, Web Developer, Firefox, var_dump(), plugin, print_r()