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  1. Have a ball of mud? You need(ed) a map.

    Reflections on refactoring a big ol' monolith

    18 Feb 2024
    programming gen-ai modularity diagrams design
  2. Nextty: a radically collaborative computing environment

    What if the future of computing looked like the past

    27 Nov 2023
    engineering thinking-tools product-ideas
  3. Elevators, Subways, and Rocket Launchers: The Unpredictable Path of Software Development

    What we call ourself actually does matter after all.

    04 Sep 2023
    engineering thinking-tools
  4. WebReducer Update 3

    After a hiatus, I'm working on my side project again

    31 May 2022
    micro-business webhooks work-in-public
  5. Reflections on babies and how they fuck up household supply chains

    Having a child is a wonderful thing to do, even though it causes temporary systems collapse in your home

    18 May 2022
    parenting systems
  6. Lessons learned from a recent job search

    It's a pretty good time to switch jobs, but don't think the process will be easy!

    23 Jan 2022
    job-search
  7. Things to consider before joining a bootcamp

    Bootcamps can work, and they can bomb. Here's what you need to know to be a smart consumer.

    28 Dec 2021
    bootcamp education programming
  8. Micro-business update: name change, software coming together

    I'm figuring out what this thing is and how it's going to work

    25 Dec 2021
    micro-business work-in-public
  9. Work in progress: hookreducer.com

    I'm building a platform to ingest and process webhooks insanely well

    19 Dec 2021
    micro-business webhooks work-in-public
  10. I returned my Remarkable2, here's why

    The non-writing UX is bad enough to render product unusuable

    28 Nov 2021
    thinking-tools
  11. Moving to a new job? You want a personal knowledge base

    I use Obsidian to to build a personal knowledge base to make sense of everything

    13 Nov 2021
    thinking-tools obsidian
  12. Helping students with pair programming

    Overall, pairing in the classroom is great. But issues come up! Here's how I address them.

    05 Nov 2021
    education programming pairing
  13. Why is Excalidraw so fucking good?

    The product factors that make it work so so well

    04 Nov 2021
    thinking-tools product diagrams
  14. Semantic operation layer

    Configurable, semantic units to organize and understand your app

    02 Nov 2021
    architecture programming
  15. A word of caution on hiring rubrics

    Rubrics sometimes exist so that no one has to go out on a limb. That's not good.

    01 Nov 2021
    hiring interviews
  16. Zeke's new brand rollout

    Today Zeke is rolling out a fresh new visual identity and brand

    31 Oct 2021
    brand self
  17. How to help a student get unstuck

    When early stage programmers get stuck, they can get frustrated. Here's how to make the most of it.

    30 Oct 2021
    education programming
  18. Cost of computing

    Why isn't it getting cheaper and cheaper to write programs

    29 Oct 2021
    stem programming
  19. Great dataviz tweets

    Infrequently updated list of wonderful visualizations I find

    15 May 2021
    visualization
  20. Playing with Hilbert

    Get a feel for the famous space-filling curve

    13 Mar 2021
    stem visualization education
  21. Using Vega Lite to explore chemistry

    My personal journey using computation and visualization to learn chemistry

    28 Feb 2021
    stem visualization education
  22. Pandemic writing practice

    Nourishing the mind in these ✨unprecedented times✨

    29 Aug 2020
    writing pandemic
  23. Offer scorecard

    Are you a junior engineer with two competing job offers? What now?

    15 Nov 2018
    video
  24. We have coding in schools backwards

    To hell with the job market: Kids should code because it helps them think.

    21 May 2017
    stem education
  25. Sequelize ERD

    Generate GraphViz ERD diagrams from your sequelize models

    18 Jan 2016
    databases visualization
  26. Await... async

    Why async await? When's it happening, and what do I do for now?

    15 Nov 2015
    js video