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Learning Tools 03 April, 2022

I've been a Feedly subscriber for a decade now. I've curated the best sources of information about development on the internet. But this is…

Team Autonomy 21 March, 2022

As your company grows, you need to find the right way to isolate your teams to stay productive and deliver value quickly for your clients…

Code Katas 29 May, 2021

Software programming is a craft. To more you practice and learn, the better you will become. When you're beginning, you do it a lot, and you…

No 31 January, 2021

I'm saying no more and more. No to more features, no to bad coding practices, no to isolated long term projects. Technology enables us to…

Management 12 December, 2020

Managers who don't understand that improving your time to production is the only thing you need to focus on are worthless. What's the point…

Technical Debt 31 May, 2020

How much will you borrow for your next software project? You have a business opportunity to make x amount of money, and then you estimate y…

My Mind is Flawed 07 May, 2020

My mind is wired for pleasure. I need to be excited by something fun, challenging, and new. The hardest drugs for me are video games. I just…

Why the Name 03 May, 2020

I've been coding for 15 years. I don't know what I'm doing. I can't code and be satisfied with what I've done. There's always a better way…

How This is Made 02 May, 2020

This is an overview of the choices I made to create this blog. My goal is to write more and build a website with technologies I never used…

Introduction 21 April, 2020

I'm starting to write here to keep track of the new things I learn. I learn new concepts but I never take the time to stop and make sure I…

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