Learning

Jul 8, 202412 min read

Your Engineers Do Need Communication Skills. So Teach Them about Rhetorical Situations (Part 2)

In this second part of the series, I’ll describe the rhetorical situation using a framework used in college composition classrooms.

Mar 20, 20241 min read

To succeed in software engineering, mastering code as a language is crucial, and "speaking code" is as important as writing and reading it.

Dec 3, 20236 min read

“Simplifying” our language use can make our meanings less precise, and rob our audiences of the opportunity to deepen their own literacy.

Oct 22, 20233 min read

AI Skill Threat is real. Software practitioners are afraid, anxious, and worried about the relevancy of their current skill sets.

Oct 1, 20236 min read

Absent an invitation, even the most theoretically sound workshop, course, academy - what have you - will fail to garner learner engagement.

Jul 13, 20235 min read

Our failure to communicate effectively in the engineering domain can have consequences inimical to our ultimate goal of shipping software.

May 25, 20234 min read

When we think about coding – especially early in our journeys as code learners – we typically think about writing code.

Mar 10, 20231 min read

Software development teams traditionally use the retrospective ceremony to reflect on their results, performance and processes. But the...

Jan 17, 20231 min read

The overarching objective was to arm folks across the company with the knowledge to diagnose the accessibility of our products.

Dec 9, 20228 min read

I’ve never been able to sustain the motivation to actually complete a MOOC. Until now!