Jarrett Widman

On Moving from Chicago to Portland, OR

During the process of deciding to move I’ve had a lot of people ask why, and in almost every case, because I’m a bad or impatient storyteller, I summarize that I want to live somewhere with more access to the outdoors. This is true, but its not a satisfactory…

Empathy in Engineering, Progress Update 1

Four months ago I made it my new years resolution to make empathy a core trait in my engineering. Here are some things that I’ve done since:

• Formally made WCAG (web content accessibility guidelines) a requirement for all Vokal web…

What Art School Taught Me About Building Software, Part 2: Being Done

In art, it is hard to know when you are done. After all, what does it mean to be done creating something when you can just keep on creating more of it? Artists, like software engineers, do not finish, but only…