Clint ByrumYou’re Holding The Foot-gun RightA trend I’ve noticed in how we talk about problems in platforms lately, is saying “They’re holding it wrong.” This essentially means that a…Sep 16Sep 16
Clint ByrumThe Sociotechnical Reality EngineerTitles are weird. In my not so brief time (just shy of 30 years now) in the software business, I’ve held these titles:May 21May 21
Clint ByrumRon Burgundy: Unlikely Hero of Blameless CultureRon Burgundy is not a role model for workplace behavior. In fact, if we were making workplace behavior training videos, he wouldn’t even be…Apr 12Apr 12
Clint ByrumSystem Diagrams are Performance Caches for Cognitive LoadAs is common in my line of work as a Staff Engineer, today I found myself discussing a complex scaling problem in a complex sub-system of a…Apr 11Apr 11
Clint ByrumWater and code: two things that burst pipes when they freezeIt’s about that time of year again. Engineers with families have had blocks of time off through December on their calendars for months by…Oct 28, 2023Oct 28, 2023
Clint ByrumThe Top of The StairsShe told herself out loud as she gripped the steering wheel “This will be good for you, Kayla.” Slow down, that sign said 20, you are going…Nov 7, 2022Nov 7, 2022
Clint ByrumCopy, right?If the universe is a living thing, are humans just reality’s sulky teenage phase?Mar 22, 2022Mar 22, 2022
Clint ByrumA middle-aged pseudo athlete’s hot new solution for muscle painBeing a moderately physically active forty-something is an adventure unto itself.Feb 13, 2022Feb 13, 2022
Clint ByrumWhat if we all had robots to work through our conflicts?Very few of us relish individual conflict, but we all like getting what we want. It’s not hard to imagine delegating conflict to machines.Jan 22, 2022Jan 22, 2022
Clint ByrumWhat makes a senior engineer: Answers, or Questions?I’ve been a senior engineer and occasionally engineering manager for a while now. I still don’t think I can tell for sure when somebody is…Dec 4, 2021Dec 4, 2021