Tag: Life at DiUS

I had plans of becoming England’s football captain. I haven’t given up on this goal, but plan B would be to be doing what I am doing now. So you could say I’m living the dream.

It seems more README’s are being created and shared by the day. So is it just a fad or should all managers write one of these? A README is a user manual written by managers on their management style, philosophies, expectations, communication preferences, and more. Think of it like a how to guide for getting to know and working for your boss.

When you are editing digital music, if you move something even 5 milliseconds, you can totally hear it. The music is no longer working – things are out of whack. When you translate that to a team or an organisation, it’s about creating conditions where people can get in tune with what is going on for that group of people

This isn’t a story so much as a sell. It doesn’t matter if you’re a manager, or a CEO, or a developer, or a tester, or anyone, these skills and practices are important. Even if you don’t do full-time remote work, fixing your work practices to allow the possibility of remote work helps heaps.

Have you ever noticed that you cannot remember what happened during the working week? I did and it was frustrating. I felt like all the days from the working week were blurred into one. And one day I decided to fix it. Here are some of the tools and techniques which work for me.

Whenever I am running a project, I always like to invite my project team to go out for lunch each day. I must confess, this is partly because I like trying different foods, but also because it is a very effective way of strengthening my team.

After working as an operations manager for an outdoor media company and dabbling in a little software development, JC realised that she wanted to become a software developer full time. After completing a programming bootcamp she found herself being offered a job a DiUS; kick starting her journey as a software developer.

For Albert, software development has always been about solving problems; something that he continues to be passionate about. Always looking for new ways to make things more efficient, Albert believes that if you are doing something repeatedly, it’s time to systemise, and refine it.

We hear you’re a coder from way back. What inspired you to progress a career in software development?