Once in a while, big companies suggest that the answer to abuse is to ban anonymity and institute a Real Names policy. This time, it is Google’s turn.

That’s not my name! Practical problems in real name policies.

Essay on the benefits of speedy software, and how it affects user perception of engineering quality and overall usability.

Fast Software, the Best Software

While data can be a fantastic tool to understand behavior and measure impact, we should be mindful of its limitations.

Beware the Cult of Numeracy

I briefly break down my process for staying on top of my writing ideas despite begin a lazy bastard. Procrastinate without guilt.

How I stay motivated to publish despite being a lazy bastard

If you maintain an open-source project in the range of 10k-200k lines of code, I strongly encourage you to add an ARCHITECTURE document next to README and CONTRIBUTING.

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