I Don’t Know What I’m Doing

My Abandonment of Kitchen Coding

Notes From an Experiment in Productivity

Some years ago (read “2”) I concluded that the best way to make forward progress on my initiatives would be to bring the means of production (read “my laptop”) into proximity of…

Spreading the Word on Serverless

When I first encountered the buzzword “Serverless” a few years back it irked me in a visceral way. I…

The Experience of the Project Manager

A trend which I’ve observed with increasing regularity is the staffing of the Project Manager role with people who are equipped with little to no knowledge of the nature of the project or experience in its domain. The thinking seems to be that by following…

Objective 1: Getting That Webs(ite)

This week I dive, in a fashion some might be tempted to call foolhardy, into a fresh YouTube series entitled “I Don’t Know What I’m Doing — But I Know How to Do It.” A series entirely devoted to me building stupid stuff.

Should Developers Support Their Software?

Yes

A Tree Stump

It’s been … man … years since I’ve worked in Illustrator (my last comic has a 2013 date on it — which correlates not coincidentally…

Being a Thought Leader — Step 1

Among some audiences there is a certain fascination with the concept of thought leadership and the notion that one could become a “thought leader”. The motivation for this is not entirely clear to me. Perhaps the individuals are seeking attention. Maybe their managers…

Circumnavigating the Hapless Help Request

A few quick ideas next time you’re cornered by that guy with the spreadsheet trubs: