Jeffrey BarronReflecting on a year of unemploymentI’ve been unemployed for a year: how I got here, what’s happened since, and productive ways I’ve found to navigate this time between gigs.5 min read·2 days ago----
Jeffrey BarronCrafting Team Roles Through AnalogyWhenever I’m presented with a complex problem my brain immediately tries to generate a mental model to classify and categorize the…4 min read·Feb 6, 2023----
Jeffrey BarronHow Organizational Amnesia Destroys Your EffectivenessA couple of months ago my dad was diagnosed with “mild neuro-cognitive disorder”, which is a doctor’s way of saying early-stage dementia…6 min read·Dec 15, 2017----
Jeffrey BarronCharacter Classes for Software EngineersWhat RPGs can teach us about identifying and leveraging common traits3 min read·Dec 9, 2017----
Jeffrey BarronWhen Splitting Teams into Backend and Front-end Goes WrongCongratulations! Your engineering team has grown to the point where they must take on more engineers to simply keep up with maintenance…4 min read·Dec 8, 2017----