
Software design is an exercise in human relationships. So are all the other techniques we use to develop software. How can we geeks get better at technique as one way of getting better at relationships?
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A highly skilled product manager, former colleague, told me they wanted to treat the genie like a copier.
A highly skilled product manager, former colleague, told me they wanted to treat the genie like a copier. “Just tell me when you fini...
Teams accumulate code faster than they accumulate trust. That gap — code without trust — is where projects fail.
I have been circling this idea for two years in this newsletter. Trust accumulates slowly and evaporates in an instant. Most t...
When I started this Substack in 2021 it had one job: keep me writing by creating community, feedback, and energy.
When I started this Substack in 2021 it had one job: keep me writing by creating community, feedback, and energy. I wrote abo...
Imagine RoboGym.
Imagine RoboGym. There’s a button labelled “Lift”. Press it & you see a weight go up in the air & back down. Move the slider below & more or less weight moves. A helpful counter tells you how many joules of energy your wor...
Originally posted March 2013
A RUN-ON SENTENCE has at least two parts, either one of which can stand by itself.
— Guide to Grammar and Writing
Yesterday, a student brought me a test that looked like this:...
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