Coffee, Tokens, and The Tokenpocalypse
We are all hooked, and we are definitely not going back.
10 min
On the page.
My thoughts on the things that keep my mind running, in long form. Occasionally a rant.
Words Matter: How Prompting Shapes Accuracy, Speed, and Cost
Even at the current generation of LLMs, the prompt still plays an extremely important role in performance for tasks.
6 min
On Technical Debt and Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Technical debt is usually created in return for gaining a certain value, even if you are not realizing it.
10 min
You Are The Problem: Stop Blaming Jira
Jira tickets don't kill productivity: People kill productivity.
9 min
4 Tips For Making Your Next Career Decision in 2024
The best way to be consistently hired and stay employed is by being hands-on.
7 min
The Value of Incremental Failures
A failure along the way can be a learning opportunity or even a goal by itself on our way to the next incremental success.
5 min
The Importance of Trust in (Remote) Work
A high trust culture is foundational for any high functioning team, be it an elite operations unit like the Navy SEALs or just a plain ol' software engineering team.
11 min
6 Steps to Make Yourself Obsolete as a Leader: Part 1 - The Art of Delegation
Your top priority right now is making sure others are equally as good as you are at getting things done if not better.
12 min
5 Tips For Making Your Next Career Decision in 2022
The economy or state of the market shouldn’t affect the way you build your path, but you should be smart and timely, and leverage your opportunities correctly as they unfold before you.
8 min
Your Job Is To Make Yourself Obsolete
The definition of our profession, of software engineering, is to make other people’s job obsolete.
7 min
This Place is a Mess, Rewrite Everything!
Impact is not measured by change. Impact is measured by value created.
7 min
