Tiffany B. Brown

a mish-mosh of stuff

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Black. Female. Developer?
From the Findings from the A List Apart Survey, 2009. Wow. A whole 7.6% of us. And that’s all women. Not just the black ones. Related to the above chart, but still disappointing: The survey didn’t break out salaries by job title, but I’m pretty sure the gender distribution among job function is the reason [...] [5 Oct 2010]
‘Self design’ versus ‘Lifestyle design’ and finding balance
On self-help books: They have self-design down, but somehow convince themselves that with enough self design, they can be happy in any situation. Ignore the fact that they have no passion for their job, they don’t communicate well with their spouse, and they live in a city where they hate the weather and the local [...] [22 Mar 2010]
Productivity tip: Time blocking
Gina Trapani in her Fast Company column Work Smart suggests blocking out time as a way to tackle big tasks. Video below. I often do this when my work plate approaches full and I need blocks of time to focus. I think developers need those time blocks in ways that aren’t always clear to managers [...] [10 Mar 2010]