I was in a conversation recently about the power of macros, and the use of syntactic abstraction in building simpler systems.

We quickly realized though: it’s tough to convey in a conversation what’s so special about macros. What can you do with macros that you couldn’t…

Story 1: The Dice

I ask them:

Imagine there’s a game of dice. If you roll any number but 5, you give me one dollar. But, if you…

What do you do when you inherit, or just as commonly, create, a service with low reliability?

Improving reliability can be daunting. You have low visibility into the system, and sometimes, if you inherited it, low…

Joe and I have a bit of a reputation. We’re known to have a high level of self-esteem — so much so that we’ve been asked “how do we do it?” quite a few times.

A few friends recently asked me for personal finance advice. I ended up creating a list of principles, and thought I would share it with you here.

Before you get started, a few notes;