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Stop saying Tech Debt
23 Jul 2023
If you gave two options to someone who cared about business outcomes, about what they could have, which do you…
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Hiring advice for bootcamp graduates
12 Aug 2021
I’m currently trying to hire as many software engineers as I can, and more and more I’m seeing applications from…
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Corporate values as memes
14 Feb 2021
This is perhaps only my second, and hopefully final, time where I play futurist. I’m going to argue that memes…
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Are you happy?
25 Jun 2017
A thought experiment occurred to me which looks to answer the question, “Are you happy?” In a science fiction…
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Death By A Million Cuts
23 Mar 2014
Individuals within the software development community are in one of two states. One believes that there is a deep rooted…
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The Future of Education
27 Jul 2013
Education is changing in a big way. Whether you’re still in the education system or someday going to have children…
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Expert or Generalist?
24 Jun 2013
“My Name is Karl, Ich Bin Expert” I don’t quote Karl Hungus lightly. When I began this blog back…
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Curiosity Killed The Productivity
9 May 2013
“Where is that drip coming from?” Recently while in the staff kitchen, waiting a few minutes for my mug…
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Becoming a Web Developer
20 Nov 2012
“[Stanford’s] students come out, and they believe that C and C++ are the fabric with which God wove the Universe.…
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Failure and Unfair Comparisons
16 Oct 2012
I have failed. Earlier this spring when I rejoined the world of the working I pledged to continue the blog…