Dual Wielding
Seems like every week someone new joins the crew at FreshBooks. At a place growing so rapidly, it’s not uncommon for a preference towards predictability and specialization. In that context, striving to be both a designer and developer is increasingly like swimming upstream.
Seems like every week someone new joins the crew at FreshBooks. At a place growing so rapidly, it’s not uncommon for a preference towards predictability and specialization. In that context, striving to be both a designer and developer is increasingly like swimming upstream. :raising_hand: Recently, I was asked: So how come u dont like being a full time developer, it pays better no? :P After a few moments, I replied: Good question - I guess the dev knowledge does help with salary stuff, but when I look at the field as a whole, the most interesting work is being done at the places where…
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