Originally published on Built-in Software development has changed a lot in the past 5 years, for better and for worse. Even in the past several weeks the software engineering world has been turned on its head. Now I have one (or many) constant pair-coding buddies (agents) who can type faster, search…
The past two years have had a shadow hanging over them. Every happy moment has had an asterisk. Ever since we heard news of the kidnappings on October 7th, it was impossible to experience anything as purely good. How can you experience joy, or enjoy yourself, when you know that your family is in a…
Wikipedia is a brilliant invention. Granting power to the hive mind of the world to collect all of human knowledge is one of the greatest feats of the past couple decades. Unfortunately, that means that today we’re living in a world where every piece of human knowledge flows through a single filter.
I can’t stay away from New Orleans for very long. It’s a city that gets under your skin — it drips with creativity. It’s a city where music and art is everywhere. There are music venues on almost every block; there are art galleries, and art fairs everywhere. The food is creative in New Orleans,…
Last year I started a project to list 42 things I have learned until now. I had hoped to get through the list. In reality I got through a little more than 1/4 of my list. Things happened, and I didn’t feel that my list would be appropriate to continue under those circumstances. I was…
How I got a job in tech after getting laid off. I was laid off in May along with 20% of Shopify and this past week I signed an offer letter with an exciting startup. The startup upscribe.io is early stage, which excites me. I love startups, and never worked at one at this stage.…