The Gift of Helplessness
Did Philip K. Dick ever take a vacation? From reading him you wouldn’t think he strayed far from his thoughts. On my vacation I just… Read More »The Gift of Helplessness
We Don’t Want Utopia: Just A Stress-free Day at Work
Following up on the ideas I talked about in Writing Software Is a Political Act, I discovered Andrew Harmel-Law’s math blog where I found this… Read More »We Don’t Want Utopia: Just A Stress-free Day at Work
Writing Software is a Political Act
Do you like a rabbit hole? Everyone likes a rabbit hole. I went from Andrew Harmel-Law’s talk Power Structures and their Impact on Software to… Read More »Writing Software is a Political Act
How to be a Better Software Engineer
So much of what we do as programmers, as software engineers, is social. And most of us, are not the most social people. Programming appeals… Read More »How to be a Better Software Engineer
Residues: Time, Change, and Uncertainty in Software Architecture – Barry O’Reilly
If you’re lucky, once in a while something connects with you in a fundamental way. I’m lucky enough to have had the pleasure of having… Read More »Residues: Time, Change, and Uncertainty in Software Architecture – Barry O’Reilly
An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management – Will Larsen
Sometimes you buy a book and then don’t read it straight away. In fact, I spend most of my time buying books and not reading… Read More »An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management – Will Larsen
It’s not all Plain Sailing
To sail is to be in constant uncertainty. The sea is never the same twice. The conditions are never the same twice. There are no… Read More »It’s not all Plain Sailing
Was Waterfall Actually Better?
A recent conversation and a Cory Doctorow rant have led me to think about how much more complicated our development lives are these days. And… Read More »Was Waterfall Actually Better?
The Passive-Aggressive Pull Request
Have you ever had an extreme reaction to someone leaving a comment on a Pull Request (PR)? Why was that? Was it something about your… Read More »The Passive-Aggressive Pull Request
Respect: How to Give It and How to Accrue It
Many corporations have a set of values that they espouse as part of their corporate vision for how employees are treated and should treat each… Read More »Respect: How to Give It and How to Accrue It