The following is a summary of “Secrets of Consulting” by Gerald Weinberg - here is the LeanPub link or you can purchase it on Amazon, interspersed with my own thoughts and experiences. This post details the genesis of that purchase.

I had a crack at consulting yesterday. As I was randomly cruising Air Tasker - admittedly not the best place - I saw a posting I had expertise in: AWS Costing. Perhaps it would be a fun little job for me. I wouldn’t mind the occassional consulting here and there. But the problem is that you have to deal with people.

I’ve been using Elm in production for 1-2 years now. Love it. Advantages?

This is an attempt to explain AWS IAM principles.

What is the problem?

Warning: this article uses terms of art that may not be comprehensible to the lay man. I depart from my policy of explaining everything simply, because I’m using this as a reference for myself, and don’t want to belabour the task with tedious analogies - so I beg the reader’s patience.

Turbo frame can be tricky.

If you’re working on something, it is wise to know whether you are making progress. If not, measurement will allow you to make decisions: (i) to take action, or to (ii) otherwise abandon your venture.