In one of the evolutions of Nike's core principles, Be a Sponge had a good run. On its surface being a sponge seems like a simple callout to know your environment before you act. It's a reminder to be …

Visual InterDev 6.0's HTML editor. Screenshot via irt.org, used for historical commentary; Visual InterDev is a trademark of Microsoft. […] Further mutterings on finding joy in development. …

I've droned on about this in a few formats, but I keep stubbing my toe on it. This paper covers an approach to accelerate model capabilities by expanding the data available for re-training through the …

I haven't done this for a while, so it's probably time to see where it goes. I love telling stories. I'm well past the point where I want to sit on a porch, jibbering away about "In my …

"Book display highlighting neurodiverse authors and books about neurodiversity, at University of Otago Central Library" by DrThneed, licensed under CC BY 4.0. […] A real benefit to …

I’ve always leaned into a build flow that emphasizes working software. I like iterating on an experience and shaping the architecture at the same time. This is core to Agile: it reduces wasted time on …

I was fortunate enough to take two sabbaticals at my last company. Five weeks each, the first at the ten year mark, and the second at fifteen. […] When I joined the company, sabbaticals were …

It’s been a month now since my job status changed to Resource Unassigned. I was fortunate enough to have 2 sabbaticals while at Nike, so I’ve had long breaks from work in the past, but obviously this …

It’s interesting looking at software development job postings that still list requirements like X+ years of Java or Y+ years of TypeScript. There are certainly some niche languages where I think …

I like reading research papers. There was a phase in my life where I had the good fortune to spend hours a day in a library. I would find a Master’s or Doctoral thesis to clod through, and see what, …