blog.softwareworker.comCapacity Planning: Managing Public Holidays for Distributed TeamsThe first team I managed was collocated, which made tracking public holidays easy. I’d simply refer to a single source of truth, usually an official government page, and everything was straightforward. Things became more complex when I started managi...Mar 14, 2025·2 min read
blog.softwareworker.comMake Unplanned Work Visible in JIRAIt is Monday morning and your team has just wrapped up Sprint Planning. Everyone is fired up and ready to crush the sprint goal. Fast forward to the next day and things take an unexpected turn. Your teammate’s laptop is out of commission because his ...Feb 21, 2025·2 min read
blog.softwareworker.comSupercharge your CLI Experience with PowerShellThere's something undeniably empowering about mastering the command-line interface. Why waste time navigating endless menus when a single, well-crafted command can accomplish the same task in seconds? The CLI isn’t just about speed, it’s about standa...Jan 31, 2025·2 min read
blog.softwareworker.comConsistent Note-Taking: A Developer's Secret ToolEarly in my career, I used to brush off the idea of note-taking, thinking it was too simple to matter. But once I started doing it, I realized just how much it can help. Over the years, I’ve come to rely on it more than I ever expected. Think of your...Jan 24, 2025·2 min read
blog.softwareworker.comOnboarding: Automate Your Windows SetupCongrats on day one! You’ve just unboxed your shiny new laptop and the excitement is real. If you’re truly fortunate, your company might have already installed all the software you need. But let’s be honest, how often does that actually happen? No wo...Jan 17, 2025·2 min read
