🚀 Week 53 - Launch

After last week’s peace and quiet, L brought the boys back from her parents’. Chaos has resumed.
At work we announced the GA version of the platform we’ve been building since early 2020, long before I joined. Of course, software is never “done” and we’re continuing to actively develop it, but it’s now ready for some very large customers to use. Feels good to launch.
In my new VP Engineering role I’ve been engaging with contractors/consultants which has meant raising Purchase Orders in Oracle NetSuite. Whenever I get imposter syndrome working with the seriously talented, bright engineers in our team, I only need to use third-party ERP software like this where clearly no one cares about UX.
Unusually for me I felt a little poorly this week so took a sick day and skipped my two days in the office to avoid spreading germs. It was surprising how isolated I felt not joining my team in person. I think the hybrid working pattern is the best for me.
It was sad to read about the end of free at Heroku. Although I’d moved a paid app away to Render in May, I still have a few tiny, rarely-used apps with Heroku. I also paid for commercial plans in two previous roles which I may not have done had I not kicked the tyres first with free apps. These days I build with Architect and host for pennies with AWS.
We took the boys to nearby Knebworth Cricket Club for their family day. With beautiful Knebworth House in the background, both boys got to join in with some drills and play a game, while Daddy enjoyed a burger and pint. A winning combination.