The BIG Shine WFH Blog
There is no mistaking that we are currently living in very strange times. We have a duty to our friends, colleagues and fellow Australians....
There is no mistaking that we are currently living in very strange times. We have a duty to our friends, colleagues and fellow Australians....
Cloudflare Dev Workshop 2020 In mid-February, I had the privilege to attend the first Melbourne Cloudflare dev event. This was just one of a series of sessions they ran across the country to reach out to developers and help educate people around their thinking and the...
Out at Shine's various client sites, our teams often meet to discuss the pros and cons of various technical solutions. And in the past, there was one particular Shine manager who, if he was in attendance, would regularly pipe up and ask the question: what's the problem we're actually trying to solve?
tl;dr Frontend developers need to start building their own servers, for the sake of both their end-users and themselves. GraphQL is a great way to do it.
When I started out as a developer the internet was made of wood and owl feathers, held together with spit, pluck, gumption and whatever else it is that you kids today no longer seem to have (job security? the possibility of owning your own home? a habitable climate?). We had to chisel our code out of the rocks 26 hours a day, 10 days a week, wait two years for it to compile, and the only way of knowing if it worked was if the old wise woman of the company divined the error messages in the entrails of a junior developer. I am now that wise old woman, and so I must pass on the things I have learned.
From time to time, developers will come to my desk seeking advice. There's a problem they're trying to solve, they've got a couple of possible solutions, but they're not sure which one to choose. I have a standard approach for dealing with this.
“It’s the leadership that makes Shine a great place to work. The founders of Shine are…wait for it…’real people’! I have always felt that they are genuinely caring of their staff – approachable, honest, open. They definitely want to see their staff be the best they can be and provide the support and guidance needed to do just that. I love working here.”
“Since I joined Shine in 2017, I have been surrounded by brilliant, friendly and talented people, where work-life balance is a priority. I always seek new challenges in my career and Shine gave me the opportunity to become a People Lead last year and I have been promoted recently as a Senior Engineer. Shine is definitely a great place to grow and develop both professionally and personally.”
“Working at Shine has been great for me. It’s challenging, yet rewarding. The Shine team are professional, highly skilled, and great fun to be around. Shine has a respectful inclusive culture and focuses not only on skill growth but also personal wellbeing. The thing I value the most is the trust that Shine puts in me to do the job the way I think it should be done.”
“The collective knowledge of my workmates is amazing, and it’s always on hand to help me improve my own skills.
Whenever I need tools or resources to do my job, they are provided without hesitation. The leadership team truly believes that our people are our best asset, and it shows in the way the organisation is run. I am always proud to say that I work for Shine.”
“I’ve been with Shine almost 15-years, and it’s the leadership that makes Shine a great place to work. The founders of Shine are…wait for it…’real people’! I have always felt that they are genuinely caring of their staff – approachable, honest, open. They definitely want to see their staff be the best they can be and provide the support and guidance needed to do just that. I love working here.”