EnglishLeider ist der Eintrag nur auf English verfügbar. This article by Marcus Blankenship tries to answer the question why programmers become disaffected with a company and its goals and ultimately turn to just wanting to code. As I wrote in an earlier article about paying for developer tools with developers, particularly in larger organisations, I […]
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My Remote Work Setup
Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf English verfügbar. I’ve been a proponent of remote work, new ways of work and different approaches to work culture and the opportunities and options those provide for a long time. While 2019 arguably was the year when remote work finally caught on for more than just a select few, […]
Read moreRemote Work Is Here to Stay: Best Practices and Tools
Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf English verfügbar. 2019 seems to have been the year when remote work finally caught on. While not exactly the new default yet it’s not as alien and outré anymore as it used to be just a few years ago. Today, instead of being ridiculed or looking into bewildered faces […]
Read moreJenny Shen: UX Design Across Different Cultures
Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf English verfügbar. UX designer Jenny Shen recently has been featured on the Scott Hanselman’s podcast with her work on UX design across different cultures. She’s published a two-part summary of her experiences with cross-cultural design and internationalization (i18n) and localization (l10n) of websites and applications: UX Design Across Different […]
Read moreAntiwork – Rethinking Work Ethic Or: Hard Work is Not Working
Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf English verfügbar. In a highly interesting recent article Brian Dean calls for a a radical shift in how we view “jobs”. He poses a seemingly radical question: “Over a decade into the 21st century, we seem as work-obsessed as ever. Is it time for a progressive reframing of work […]
Read moreCulture is key
Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf English verfügbar. Brian Chesky, co-founder and CEO of Airbnb recently wrote a post about why culture is the most key part of a company (and quite likely of any organization). He quotes Peter Thiel, one of the investors in Airbnb, on the questions of what’s his most important piece […]
Read moreWater Cooler Talk Is Toxic
Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf English verfügbar. An often-heard counter-argument against remote work is that those working remotely will miss out on so-called water cool talk, i.e. communication that happens casually and outside of scheduled meetings and discussions. In my opinion that kind of talk can be considered toxic. If it’s merely about socialising […]
Read moreCaring
Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf English verfügbar. Recently, I’ve read two interesting stories about people who genuinely care about helping others and how as a consequence everyone involved benefits. One of those articles is titled “How my life was changed when I began caring about the people I did not hire” and describes the […]
Read moreMonetizing Open Source Software Is Still Hard
Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf English verfügbar. Some weeks ago the guys behind LocomotiveCMS – an open source CMS that’s competing with WordPress – published a sobering article on how they failed making a profit with open source software so far. Their model basically relies on building reputation from their open source work and […]
Read moreButts In Seats Management
Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf English verfügbar. When answering a question on Quora yesterday I stated that although Google’s self-driving cars are a pretty neat idea they are by no means a solution to the commuting problem: People waste countless hours every year while commuting to their workplace. Though self-driving cars might alleviate this they won’t […]
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