When I decided to go back to school to be a software developer I had a grand plan. The plan was to use this site to show off my programming projects, but I didn’t want to just show the finished projects. I wanted to show how I developed the projects to prove that I could… Continue reading Perfection is a Dirty Word and the Definition of “Correctly Done” is Highly Subjective
Last week I decided to stop recording the Colorado Tech Weekly Podcast. It was a fun experiment and I’m glad I tried it. It gave me the confidence to talk more freely about my knowledge and I’m proud that I gave podcasting a try without spending money on all the cool audio toys… although I did… Continue reading Podcasts for the Colorado Tech Geek
On Thursday, March 10 the Colorado Technology Association is hosting C-Level at Mile High on the club level at Sports Authority Field. C-Level is CTA’s premier annual networking and fundraising event. It allows providers to bid for time with over 60 different top Colorado technology executives and includes a silent auction that benefits CTA. This… Continue reading 5 Peoples’ Reasons for going to C-Level (Including Mine)
I just finished my last 2 classes of the year which means I can spend the next 2 months doing what I want to do. It means I have ACTUAL FREE_TIME! I’m not sure how to free-time but I’ve been told it is a vital part of my mental health so I plan on making… Continue reading It’s Time To Focus More on “Doing” Than “Learning”
Definition of a hackathon flame-out: A hackathon flame-out occurs when a participant gets so frustrated and discouraged that they leave the hackathon before it ends. This weekend I took time off of work to participate in the Pebble Rocks Boulder Hackathon. The hackathon is described as “seventy-five bold designers, developers, and makers will use Pebble… Continue reading My Hackathon Flame-Out And How To Avoid One
2 years ago, on June 16, I posted my first Colorado Tech Weekly. A year ago I reflected on what I learned so I figured since I’m still going and the last reflection was fun I’d do it again. 5 things I’ve learned in no particular order You need style AND substance to succeed – Colorado… Continue reading What I’ve learned about the Colorado tech community after Year 2 of CTW
I have been going at almost top speed since the beginning of March and I’ve finally let off the throttle just enough to realize I have not documented my cool things as much as I would like. Being ambitious means that any free time I have is either spent moving forward or resting. I haven’t… Continue reading It’s Hard To Find Time To Reflect When You’re This Ambitious
The biggest reason for my website, my blog and my Colorado Tech Weekly posts is to get noticed by influential people in the Colorado technology community. So how excited am I that my name was included in a BuiltinColorado list of “50 Colorado tech CEOs, founders, designers & hackers you should follow on Twitter”? I’m… Continue reading I was recognized as a “People to Follow” by BuiltinColorado!
(I’ve had this blog post in my drafts folder for almost a year, it’s about time I actually write it.) Everywhere I turn I’m being told that I need more. I’m told I should have more friends and like more pages on Facebook. I should have more connections on LinkedIn. I should have a bigger… Continue reading Quality of Visitors over Quantity of Visitors
One of my ideas behind my website was to chronicle some of my experiences of becoming a developer. My Colorado Tech Weekly posts were just supposed to get people to come to my site to see all the cool things I was doing. Instead, my CTW posts have become my main content. It’s time to… Continue reading Taking Stock of My Progress