A mistake is just a moment in time

Many mistakes aren’t meant to be corrected.

The myth of low-hanging fruit

Be careful when you use the word “easy” to describe other people’s jobs.

Program to where the performance puck is going to be, not where it has been

In the year of our lord, 2013, the thought of ARM-powered phones running the full web experience with JavaScript as fast as x86-powered desktops was a laughable pipe dream. Way back in those olden…

How we put together a simple deal to spin off Know Your Company

It’s easy until you make it…

New in Basecamp 3: Chatbots!

We’ve been naughty at Basecamp. Since before the launch of version 3, almost a year ago, we’ve had an internal API for chatbots. This allowed us to pipe in GitHub commits and control our operations infrastructure from Campfire. It was a quick, hackish version, but it was enough…

New in Basecamp 3: Email Forwards

The entire conversation, together in Basecamp

Basecamp 3 is great for keeping your entire team on the same page. All your to-dos, important events, documents, and conversations in one place, wherever you are. But…

Learning and mastering isn’t the same

When I first began making applications for the web, getting started was hard. Just figuring…

It’s always your fault

The easiest thing in the world is to blame others when things go wrong. Analyzing every misstep, pointing out every…

Don’t be too inspired

If you want to contribute something original, it may be best to stay away from those who might inspire you too much.

What living and working from a hotel for 3 weeks has taught me