by Rebecca | Feb 5, 2016 | Developer Types
Your design review is going along swimmingly, you think things are going well. Everyone’s nodding and smiling, perhaps chiming in with the occasional improvement, and then suddenly—you see your developer frowning. Next thing you know, seemingly at random, some part of...
by Rebecca | Jul 30, 2015 | Developer Types
Maybe you’ve identified this developer in the wild, maybe you haven’t yet. But I assure you he’s out there. And he’s not very creative. Okay, I know that sounds harsh. He or she means well. He may even be very creative with an algorithm or a database. But the...
by Rebecca | Jun 24, 2015 | Developer Types
Before we get to the meat of this post, I want to say a few words to kick off a new series of posts that I hope will be amusing as well as helpful: Developer Archetypes. Each post will cover a type of developer one might encounter and tips for better working together...
by Rebecca | Jun 17, 2015 | Influencing Your Organization
A developer friend of mine told me a story once. He was approached by his product manager who asked him, “Why won’t you build what I want you to build?” I suppose we could give the PM credit for being direct, although we’ll see later that he’s not being as direct as...
by Rebecca | May 22, 2015 | UX Skills
So I just wrote a lot about the perks of being a unicorn. There’s a little nuance I’d like to add to the discussion, however. The widespread adoption of the term ‘unicorn’ is a little ironic, in that the slang originated around unrealistic job...
