by Jeff Hill | Apr 11, 2017 | From The Forge
Easily one of the most difficult things I had to learn as a developer is this: Estimating my time accurately There are key questions to ask, unforseen issues that arise, and fickle client requirements and changes. About 4 years ago I changed the way I build my...
by Jeff Hill | Mar 13, 2017 | From The Forge
“A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week.” or “How I learned to stop dithering and make a decision” I have probably mentioned it before, but the best career advice I’ve ever gotten came from a...
by Jeff Hill | Mar 13, 2017 | From The Forge
I’ve been thinking about this quite a bit lately. Why do so many pro athletes experience what they call “The Sophomore Slump”? In case you aren’t familiar with it, The Sophomore Slump is the idea is that a rookie comes in to the league has a...
by Jeff Hill | Aug 19, 2016 | From The Forge
Fellow guitar players will surely read the title of this post and say “what the hell does a weird guitar chord have to do with this nerd blog?” Well, I was trying to find an alternate voicing for the F#ms sus4 because the rest of the thing I was working...
by Jeff Hill | Aug 18, 2016 | From The Forge
Admittedly, I’m no Harvard MBA and my own understanding of the business world is quite literally my own, but I’ve made it a point to listen closely to some pretty amazing people I know when they drop nuggets of wisdom. One of those was uttered by a good...
by Jeff Hill | Aug 4, 2016 | From The Forge
Every once in a while I find myself getting a little burned-out on the day-to-day “stuff” of running a business, keeping my clients happy and coding like a madman. It usually manifests itself in the following way: I look for reasons NOT to do the mundane...
