Joe Giglio, Chief Remote Officer

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[Joe Giglio, Chief Remote Officer @ChiefRemote]

Claude and Aider have been getting a lot of attention lately. Check out this article on my experience using these tools to build a basic ticketing system!

https://t.co/2HOFShPe0k

[Joe Giglio, Chief Remote Officer @ChiefRemote]

It turns out that coding was the easy part.

Now people have modern looking, functional apps with no idea how to sell, market or support them.

Developers have been shielded from the business side for most of their careers. Often by choice.

[Joe Giglio, Chief Remote Officer @ChiefRemote]

@dhh @levelsio When are we getting a @levelsio and @dhh project?
Two inspirational thought leaders who march to the beat of their own drum. Let's do it!

[Joe Giglio, Chief Remote Officer @ChiefRemote]

@superpower I made a blood donation at a local American Red Cross office! Easy appointments, no hassle and great benefits for the recipient and donor. #bloodfriday

@superpower @americanredcross

[Joe Giglio, Chief Remote Officer @ChiefRemote]

@codyschneider Most devs have been shielded from sales, building relationships, customer support, marketing, and training.

Your customers don't care what tech stack you are using. They want to feel like your software is solving their problems and their concerns are being addressed.

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@mhp_guy Public reviews and forums are a goldmine for competitive intelligence. You might be surprised how many bugs and nuisances have gone unfixed over the years while companies ignore the pleas.

Address these gaps in a competitive product and you will have immediate traction.

[Joe Giglio, Chief Remote Officer @ChiefRemote]

@levelsio There is no shortage of physical housing. There is a shortage of housing in "desirable areas" since all the jobs are gone.

By squashing remote work, we are forcing everyone to live in the same old overcrowded, overpriced areas.

Long lost areas will never be rebuilt.

[Joe Giglio, Chief Remote Officer @ChiefRemote]

@_avichawla These are look worthwhile. Most important, find a project you are passionate about and solve a real problem.

All the training in the world is not as valuable as getting in the code, struggling and troubleshooting.

Reading a book on swimming will never be good enough.

[Joe Giglio, Chief Remote Officer @ChiefRemote]

@jeffreyguenther @dhh Obsession drives innovation. Stay hungry.

[Joe Giglio, Chief Remote Officer @ChiefRemote]

@itsandrewgao @united AKA "Representative!"

[Joe Giglio, Chief Remote Officer @ChiefRemote]

@MAGAVoice Don't get too excited. Companies will just do their shady hiring through "staffing agencies".

They will always find a way to keep wages low.

[Joe Giglio, Chief Remote Officer @ChiefRemote]

@levelsio The "merchants of complexity" strike again. This need to be technically brilliant prevents many people from starting a project.

Engineers like to Over-Engineer; Builders like to Build and Iterate.

Step One is always the hardest.

[Joe Giglio, Chief Remote Officer @ChiefRemote]

@mitchellh It should not come as a surprise to anybody in the industry, but most software Engineers are not very close to the product or customers.

They are more concerned with tinkering with modern frameworks, refactoring and updating their resumes.

Culture issue.

[Joe Giglio, Chief Remote Officer @ChiefRemote]

@ReclaimTheNetHQ There has never been a better time to move to Linux. Try Mint if you want something surprisingly stable and comfortable.

[Joe Giglio, Chief Remote Officer @ChiefRemote]

@icanvardar Death by 1000 features. A design pattern shared by most other enterprise software.

[Joe Giglio, Chief Remote Officer @ChiefRemote]

@GergelyOrosz Like most other Enterprise software, it gets embedded in company workflows, becomes the standard and after getting everyone trained, you don't dare rock the boat bringing in other options. There is work to do!

Death by 1000 features, certifications and long term contracts.

[Joe Giglio, Chief Remote Officer @ChiefRemote]

@thejobchick Hey, don't forget COBRA!

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@tunguz Correct. As I have been saying, there is no shortage of housing. There is a shortage of housing in "desirable areas" because the jobs are gone.

By putting the squash on remote work, you force people to live in the same old overcrowded, overpriced cities. This inflates housing.

[Joe Giglio, Chief Remote Officer @ChiefRemote]

@dhh A surprising take from someone who has pushed common sense Convention Over Configuration in Rails.

The less comfortable it is for people to switch, the less likely it is they will do so.

Copy Paste keys should be universal.

[Joe Giglio, Chief Remote Officer @ChiefRemote]

@levelsio Most of these languages are just different enough to make you crazy. Don't bother memorizing them. Nobody does and nobody can...

And don't be religious about them. They will all come and go.

Instead, focus on understanding CONCEPTS and asking the right questions.

[Joe Giglio, Chief Remote Officer @ChiefRemote]

@jeremyphoward @jquery Sometimes the best tool to use is the one you already know... 🤓