Jack Reichert

Fullstack Philosopher

Tag: forbes.com

  • Make Yourself Dispensable

    Make Yourself Dispensable

    Originally published on forbes.com. “If you want to keep your job, you have to make yourself indispensable.” I’m sure you’ve heard that before. Here’s the truth – you will never get great work done if you are indispensable. If your tech company relies upon you so much that if you were hit by a bus the…

  • Developers Are Lazy, And That’s A Good Thing

    Developers Are Lazy, And That’s A Good Thing

    Originally published on forbes.com. I’m lazy, and most great developers I know are lazy too. I would much rather spend a day developing an import script to import 2,000-3,000 pieces of content than spend that day manually importing that content. Sure, I could put on a podcast or book in the background while I manually…

  • Play To Your Strengths (The Leader’s Serenity Prayer)

    Play To Your Strengths (The Leader’s Serenity Prayer)

    Originally published on forbes.com. The role of stretching is often overlooked in the process of growth. When you’re strength training and you lift weights, it stresses your muscles, which triggers the growth process. But if you neglect to stretch afterward, your muscles shorten and become tight, which leads to them becoming weaker, not stronger, and…

  • Open Source: To Use Or Not To Use (And How To Choose)

    Open Source: To Use Or Not To Use (And How To Choose)

    Originally published on forbes.com. You’d like to use open source software, but you’re not sure what criteria you should use when deciding whether to rely on it for a specific project or not. I have a long, complicated history with open source software. I use open source libraries every day in my work, and I’ve…