I had trouble with two problems recently: Disabling some features that pop up when test automation is running on Chrome and writing a test that could...
I've been going around town giving a talk on the history of women in computers.
Despite the fact that the role of software testing may seem insignificant and few of us ever even think about it, this is especially true for people...
As almost every Android developer has heard of by now, Kotlin is being included as a first class language in Android Studio.
For our latest Hackathon, with the theme being the Internet of things (IoT), my team and I wanted to create a device that would encourage people in...
Recently I've been designing a few mobile apps. The first app was designed from scratch for both iOS and Android.
As a recent graduate from Portland State University, the inclination to write this blog has been an ongoing dilemma.
Since the start of my finance and accounting internship at Metal Toad, the first thing that I noticed is its unique and influential culture.
In my career, I've found that there are two types of "agile" software process maps.
One of the most interesting things about agency culture is the freedom for employees to show their personality.
I arrived in Portland two years ago with the intention of rebooting my career.
Recently as a leadership exercise, our COO Tim Winner asked the leadership team to “come up with the title of your book.” This book, he explained,...
A few months ago, a senior executive of a large company asked me, “With our Agile transformation, how am I going to screw it up?” The question shook...
I am scared. I am scared to write this and I am intimidated because my writing will be out in public to be read, critiqued and, in my mind, judged.
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It may be selfish, I’ll admit it — but I love pleasing others through acts of service.
At Metal Toad, inclusion is important to us.
Chaos is a major pain in the ass. Yes, it can be invigorating, challenging, and propel you in your life or career — but I’ll be the first to admit...
Hi. My name is Dan and I am a pessimist and a Senior Software Engineer, hoping to be promoted to a Junior Software Engineer one day.
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Over the years I’ve been asked on many occasions, what is leadership?
I’ve been asked this by several employers recently: “What would you do here if you knew you would not fail?” Not fail?? Not possible…
Looking for a new job is tough business. In a sea of innovative, qualified candidates there is pressure to stand out from the rest.
Once we get past POC and MVP, we need to start thinking about the entirety of the product we’re building.