David ButlerStuttering: The Canary in the Coal MineInternational Stuttering Awareness Day is on October 22, 2023. I am publishing this article in advance since I will be attending a…Oct 18, 2023Oct 18, 2023
David ButlerThe BridgeThis is part 5 of a science fiction miniseries. To start at the beginning, read Part 1: The Dog. To read the previous chapter, go to Part…Oct 11, 2023Oct 11, 2023
David ButlerSecretsThis is part 4 of a science fiction series I am writing. To start at the beginning, read The Dog. To go to the previous chapter, read…Oct 11, 2023Oct 11, 2023
David ButlerFalloutThis is the 3rd chapter in a series. To start from the beginning, read The Dog. For the previous chapter, read A Strange Case. For the next…Oct 8, 2023Oct 8, 2023
David ButlerA Strange CaseThis is Part 2 of what has now become (by popular demand) a multi-part series. To start at the beginning, read The Dog.Oct 6, 2023Oct 6, 2023
David ButlerThe DogThis is a short story about AI, but it was not AI-generated. The story came to me in a dream, almost exactly the way I am about to tell it…Oct 4, 20231Oct 4, 20231
David ButlerHow I WorkAt the time of this writing I am a principal software engineer at Indeed. I don’t write code every day anymore, but when I do I follow a…Sep 19, 2023Sep 19, 2023
David ButlerThe next iteration of “Programming”I think we are rapidly approaching an ascension to a new level of software expressivity. A new, more human software language. A language…Sep 12, 2023Sep 12, 2023
David ButlerBlame process, not peopleThe latest project rollout didn’t go so well. The deploy went south, causing the site to be down all morning.Aug 22, 2016Aug 22, 2016