OUR GOAL
JANUARY 21, 2021
We discuss anti-patterns, including what they are, and how they apply to our work with SuiteScript. Specifically, The Boat Anchor, Deep Dark Dead Code, Source Control by Filename, The God Object/Swiss Army Knife, The Golden Hammer, Organization by Script Type, High-wire Releases.
Show Notes:
•
FreeCodeCamp's Anti-Patterns Article
• SOLID Principles
• The Pragmatic Programmer
• The DRY Principle and its applicability to knowledge, not code
• Release: Create a Clutter Free and Soul Driven Life by Peggy Fitzsimmons
JANUARY 14, 2021
An interview with Eric Birdsall, NetSuite Developer and Administrator at Creative Safety Supply. We discuss Eric's journey to NetSuite, how college is not for everyone, psychological burnout, how Worth = Reward - Cost, and signs, causes, and prevention of burnout.
Show Notes:
• Eric's LinkedIn Profile
• Creative Safety Supply
• Shawn Achor's TED Talk
• Dr. Sherry Walling
• ExpanDrive
• BetterTouchTool
• Create something that's not software.
JANUARY 6, 2021
We discuss the concept of commoditization and how it applies to services and software development in particular. How, in the eyes of your buyers, your code and processes don't help to differentiate you from your competitors. How being busy doesn't necessarily mean that you're being successful. How specialization can act as a defense to commoditization, and specialization's numerous additional benefits.
Show Notes:
• Amy Hoy, creator, Stacking the Bricks
• Philip Morgan, creator, The Expertise Incubator
• Jonathan Stark, author, Hourly Billing is Nuts
• Podcast episode: The Business of Authority, Podcast episode: The Business of Authority
• It Doesn't Have to be Crazy at Work
• UltraSabers
DECEMBER 30, 2020
We look back at 2020 and forward to 2021. What went right, and what went wrong, in our businesses. NetSuite's 2020 developments. Eric's "pivot" and Tim's quest to specialize. And more.
DECEMBER 23, 2020
An interview with Adam Partee, Vice President Business of Development at Maverick Fulfillment, a third-party logistics company. We discuss Maverick's NetSuite-first business strategy, how NetSuite is listening to feedback and improving its WMS offering, some of the shortcomings of the NetSuite WMS (cycle counts, inventory management, supplier integration), and how Adam believes that as a developer, you should learn the business behind your code.
Show Notes:
• Adam's LinkedIn Profile
• Maverick Fulfillment
• Nerf Haven
• Everdell
• It Doesn't Have to be Crazy at Work
DECEMBER 16, 2020
An interview with Chloë Windahl, Business Systems Administrator and highly motivated NetSuite administrator at Ednetics. We discuss Chloë's background, her path to NetSuite, her passion for motocross, and some "saved search sorcery."
DECEMBER 9, 2020
We discuss the development tools and services that we use - for SuiteScript projects and beyond. What we use to write code. The "official" toolset (WebStorm, SDF, and Jest). Source control. Managing tasks and to-dos. Managing documentation. Third-party libraries. Tim's non-SuiteScript tools/platforms.
Show Notes:
• SDF SDK GitHub
• bbEdit
• Notepad++
• WebStorm
• Eclipse
• Help docs on plugins
• git
• GitLab
• Tower
• Asana
• Atlassian
• Slack
• Getting Things Done
• Paw
• Freshbooks
• NaviCat
• RapidWeaver
• ESLint
• ExpanDrive
• Transmit
• Uses This
• MindMeister
DECEMBER 2, 2020
Inspired by Alex Lakatos's "Things I Wish I’d Learned Sooner After Being a Developer for 10 Years," we discuss the importance of soft skills, imposter syndrome and imposters, the importance of continuous learning and exploring, the potential benefits of specializing, strategies for doing deep work, and more.
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
A follow-up to our interview with Chidi Okwudire. We discuss the many possible paths to becoming a SuiteScript developer, the benefits of specialization, the importance of continuous learning, the massive responsibility of customizing an ERP, and more.
Show Notes:
• ServiceNow Developer Program
• SalesForce Developer Program
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
An interview with Chidi Okwudire, a NetSuite Specialist and Creator of NetSuite Insights.
Show Notes:
• Chidi's LinkedIn Profile
• NetSuite Insights
• NetSuite Course Catalog
• NetSuite Course: ERP Fundamentals
• NetSuite Course: Administrator Fundamentals
• NetSuite Course: Exploring the NetSuite Platform
• StrongPoint Automated Testing Webinar
• SuiteCloud Unit Testing
• The Future of CX, Featuring Larry Ellison
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
• Alexander Hamilton: Writings
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
Our first episode. Who we are, our backgrounds, our goals for the podcast, and more.
Show Notes:
• Atomic Habits by James Clear
• The Big Commitment by Joel Patterson
• NetSuite Professionals Slack Community
• The Business of Authority Podcast
ABOUT US
Eric Grubaugh
HOST
Eric is a SuiteScript Strategist who advises development teams on how to build successful, sustainable SuiteScript practices.
Tim Dietrich
CO-HOST
Tim develops Web-based solutions for the NetSuite platform.