Business
A Retrospective: The Metal Toad Summer Picnic
On September 12th, 2014, Metal Toad overtook downtown Portland. Well, maybe not “took over,” but the sentiment was there.
Blog
Business
Money Can't Buy You Culture
Recently, I have been asked questions about Metal Toad’s culture. People want me to explain what our culture is, how we got it and, for that matter,...
Artificial Intelligence
Why Portland will be the Next Tech Hub
The demand for software continues to rise. I've written before on the current workforce gap and how that gap will be filled through vocational...
Business
Defining Client Success
Elevate client partnerships through proactive strategies and consistent engagement at Metal Toad, ensuring long-term success and satisfaction.
Drupal
Drupal 8: First Impressions for the Back-End Developer
Discover the key changes in Drupal 8 for back-end developers, including file structure, database updates, Drush modifications, and new configuration...
Business
The Toads Have Leapt!
After three wonderful years at our previous office, Metal Toad has outgrown our lilypad.
Business
How to thrive as a Junior Developer
I’ve been a junior developer at Metal Toad for about a year now. In that time, I’ve learned and grown more than I would have thought possible...and,...
JavaScript
Javascript WAT: ECMAScript Abstract Equality Comparison Algorithm
I'm assuming most of you saw Gary Bernhardt's talk from CodeMash 2012 on some WAT™ features in Ruby and JavaScript.
Artificial Intelligence
Seeing Long Term Technology Adoption as Evolution
Much like an evolutionary tree our goal in technology adoption is too continue to move forward and evolve, rather than getting caught in a dead end....
Project Management
Sound Bytes from the 2014 Digital PM Summit
Reflections on the 2014 Digital PM Summit, featuring key takeaways, memorable moments, and insightful quotes from industry leaders on project...
Artificial Intelligence
The Challenge to Innovation
Recently inspired by Peter Thiel's excellent book Zero to One, I've been reflecting on the software industry as the preeminent place where we can...
Project Management
ToadCast 027 - DPM Summit Day 1 Live Recap
ToadCast 27 recaps day one highlights with special guest Mika Trottier and insights from top project management experts.
Business
Plan or Pain?
Balancing planning and reacting to growth pains can determine organizational success. Learn when to plan and when to adapt in this insightful look at...
Project Management
Project Manage The Organization
Learn how digital project management principles can be used to growth, enhancing operations and supporting leadership in a creative business...
Business
Process Frameworks That Weather Growth
Discover how to create process frameworks that adapt and thrive through organizational growth stages, ensuring long-term success and flexibility.
Project Management
"Why" Not "What" Documentation
With my presentation at the Digital PM Summit coming up on October 7th, here is post number nine in my series on organizational growth. This post ma
Drupal
Simple password grants with OAuth 2.0 and Drupal
Learn how to securely implement OAuth 2.0 password grants in decoupled Drupal applications for first-party and machine-to-machine interactions.
Drupal
Agile Versus Waterfall, Once and For All
Explore the Agile vs. Waterfall debate in software development and learn how to choose the right approach based on project uncertainty.
Drupal
Capistrano Deploy to dynamic AWS EC2
At Metal Toad we use Capistrano to deploy our projects to their respective servers.
Business
DC Comics & Hip Hop
Many years ago I got into skateboarding, soon after, that lead to hip hop. Something about the two seemed to be synonymous around that time, or...
Business
10 Months as a Junior Developer
I am now within a couple days of having survived as a Junior Developer at Metal Toad for 10 whole months.
Project Management
Team Communication Styles and Dynamics
Explore the dynamics of team communication styles—Doer, Thinker, Challenger, and Supporter—and how to balance them for optimal project success.
Security
Evolution of the Custom Cloud: Part 2 "Building the Cloud"
In part 1 we covered our Architecture for the Custom Cloud.