I'm Leaving Vancouver
I arrived in Vancouver in late summer of 1995, to come to university. I knew, almost the moment I got off the plane, that this would be home from now on....
Peaceful Games in Turbulent Times
For much of my life, I've used video games as a sort of "social separation mental health strategy" - when the world gets to be too much, I play video...
The Four Jedi (software architects) You Meet in Heaven
*with apologies to Mitch Albom, of course. We recently got Disney+, and I finished watching The Mandalorian, and then, casting about for what else there...
Developer Levels: evaluating professional growth
This is one of those things that my instinct with developer levels is "I know an [X] developer when I see one" - but if you're a developer reporting to...
Managing through aphorisms
They're clichés, sure, but are for a reason. And in a sound-byte driven world, having a punchy phrase to summarize what is often full of nuance is useful....