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Building vs. optimizing

Inside every software company there are two modes.

The Price of Innovation

The AI boom is only now possible because of... COVID??

The Problem with Github's "Contributions" Chart

Commits to GitHub are inputs. Working code in service of a solution is an output. Measure outputs, not inputs. Treat this graph like eye candy, nothing more.

The black box

A metaphor for the importance of communicating intent.

Outsourced Mind

Outsourcing your writing to AI is brilliant -- until it isn't.

Don’t go chasing Waterfall

Two principles that'll help you build better software, faster.

The Paradox of Miserable Data

Common sense tells us we should manage from data -- so why are all of us so miserable?

Making off-brand, on-brand

A quick example of how you can use a “brand lens” to create on-brand design from off-brand material.

What an AI researcher taught me about defeating professional depression

Neither robot nor researcher is immune to the professional blues - so let's fix it.