Sherri W (SyntaxSeed)

I had a professor in a university PM course who had a lesson that has had a lasting impression on me.

He said that the people who are most successful in #life & #business, are the ones who most readily adapt to change of all kinds.

His advice was that more than any other skill, if you practise being adaptable and quick to let go of old assumptions & behaviours, then you will have an advantage when things inevitably change.

This is on my mind a lot as we face so much change these days.

Nov 7, 2024 at 8:29pmWeb
Show threadSherri W (SyntaxSeed)Nov 7, 2024

I'm thinking a lot about how I need to change and adapt. To protect my family, to remain successful, to face #climate change risks. To even cope emotionally with the deluge of bad news.

What can I change about how I am a consumer to give my attention & money to platforms, services & products that align better with my priorities?

How do I expand beyond my #PHP skills to have more to offer as a #developer?

What new approaches should I have to #parenting?

Show threadIan LittmanNov 7, 2024
@syntaxseed I'm planning on presenting somewhere about Golang, and will make sure that that presentation winds up online as well.
Show threadSimon DassowNov 7, 2024
@ian @syntaxseed Along those lines I would like to mention Fyne, a GoLang based native UI toolkit that runs on mobile and other devices. Quite the relief to get back to "real" user interfaces 😉
Show threadChris HartjesNov 7, 2024

@syntaxseed

1) we have no choice for online hosting / cloud computing — all dominated by US companies
2) what language you choose doesn’t matter
3) learn more JavaScript to stay in the web game
4) support your kids interests and teach them to not comply with whatever bullshit the government and others want them to embrace

Show threadSherri W (SyntaxSeed)Nov 7, 2024
@grmpyprogrammer Not convinced I want to keep my skills in web only. I've yet to encounter a webdev problem I can't handle. Looking in native app dev or something like Flutter because it's very outside what I can currently do.
Show threadSergiuNov 7, 2024
@syntaxseed @grmpyprogrammer what about system/IoT? I’m a php dev, also on the server side of thinks with VPSes, docker and stuff, but I think too what direction can I take so I’ll be more relevant as a dev and earn better.
Show threadSherri W (SyntaxSeed)Nov 7, 2024
@sergiuprt @grmpyprogrammer That would be pretty fun, but I don't think there's much work for that in my region unfortunately.
Show thread🇺🇦 Anna FilinaNov 7, 2024
@syntaxseed @sergiuprt @grmpyprogrammer You can learn new skills anyway for the lulz. It may or may not be directly useful, but challenging yourself and enjoying the learning process has value too.
Show threadSherri W (SyntaxSeed)Nov 7, 2024

@afilina @sergiuprt @grmpyprogrammer Oh totally. I tinker with gamedev for fun.

But with 3 kids (and a cap on how long I want to be desk-bound each day), my time available for professional learning is so limited. I have to aim for what will be worth the time investment. 😁

And frankly I'm enough of a coding nerd that I've yet to encounter any that I didn't enjoy.

Ok.... maybe my VB.Net days weren't SUPER fun.... LOL

Show thread🇺🇦 Anna FilinaNov 7, 2024
@syntaxseed @sergiuprt @grmpyprogrammer You want to earn a ton of money, learn IBM RPG :)
Show threadMarco "Ocramius" PivettaNov 8, 2024
@afilina @syntaxseed @sergiuprt @grmpyprogrammer I got fired from an IBMi project for saying that the customer should deploy a new app to a raspberry, where I demonstrated how it was 3~4 times faster than the production cluster they wanted to use.
Show threadSebastián BenítezSep 17, 2025
@ocramius @afilina @syntaxseed @sergiuprt @grmpyprogrammer People who use those machines don’t want fast, the want reliable and well supported.
Show threadMarco "Ocramius" PivettaSep 17, 2025
@sbenitezb @afilina @syntaxseed @sergiuprt @grmpyprogrammer they want job security at extreme costs
Show threadOut of Control   🇨🇦Nov 8, 2024
@afilina @syntaxseed @sergiuprt @grmpyprogrammer RPG II or III?
Show threadPaul ShryockNov 7, 2024

@syntaxseed "Who moved my cheese?"

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Moved_My_Cheese%3F

Who Moved My Cheese? - Wikipedia

Show threadGemma ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭 🎐Sep 16, 2025
@syntaxseed Utter twaddle. The people who are the most successful are the people with the most privilege, plain and simple.
Show threadSherri W (SyntaxSeed)Sep 16, 2025
@gcvsa There isn't only *one* factor for success. Of course privilege makes it much easier to be adaptable. But ridgid people no matter their circumstances are making extra difficulties for themselves.