Here, have some recent posts.

Accepting Work, 2023 December 19

In which I drop some anvils from the sky about agile methodologies, when you should accept work on your task list, and when you shouldn't.

Multi-factor panacea, 2022 October 10

Multi-factor auth does not save you from having to vet your dependencies.

Reduce Friction, 2022 July 23

Why a relentless focus on reducing developer friction pays off in team productivity, and some ways to do this.

Against dogmatism, 2022 May 29

Dogmatism is an enemy because it makes bad decisions.

One year for a one-line fix, 2022 May 24

Why it took me a year to arrive at a one-line fix for a massive performance problem, and how I hope to shorten that time should I encounter a similar situation again.

Legacy you hate, 2022 May 24

What to do with a legacy monolith implemented with a language and framework you don’t know and/or dislike.

Programming as Theory-Building, 2022 May 12

How reading "Programming as Theory-Building" changed my priorities as a technical leader and a programmer.

Dysfunction junction, 2022 May 10

The connection between technical dysfunction and organizational dysfunction, and why you have to deal with the organization first.

Problem statement, 2022 May 8

It's good to start with a clear statement of the problem you're trying to solve. Here's the problem statement for this blog.

What I have is a very particular set of skills.

Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me useful in technical work. I might as well share them with you before I retire with my cats and spouse.

This Internet thing seems to have taken off.