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I once knew a guy who derived great pride from writing clever code... All variable names were...

Remember when you first subscribed to Netflix? It was a different world back then... You had a...

Blink squinted at the diagram, full of tiny boxes and arrows and a color key that looked like one of...

We've been told since late 2022 that "within 6 months, we won't need software engineers anymore". I...

It all started when the Senior Architect dropped by the daily standup. The team lead had the backlog...

A Tale of Two Managers Erin Erin was a newly-promoted manager over a software...

Here in the U.S. we have a fast-food chain called Chick-fil-A. Its claim to fame isn't actually its...

We (and by we I often mean 'me' 🙃) spend LOTS of time talking about how to improve our work. ...

Artificial Intelligence is here to stay... or so say all the "Influencers" in every tech space on...

Hey friends! Today on The Adventures of Blink, we wrap up our our Breakout clone - we'll learn how...

Hey friends! Today's adventure adds a key feature to our Breakout clone - the ability to save our...

Hey friends! What a season it's been - This Adventure of Blink is flying right by. We have a...

Hey friends! Season 5 of The Adventures of Blink continues - we have a game that works, but we're...

Hey friends! Today on The Adventures of Blink, we're making our game last longer... by adding...

Hey friends, welcome to The Adventures of Blink! Today we continue our breakout clone build with...

Hey friends! Today on The Adventures of Blink, we've finally got the foundation we need, and it's...

Hey friends! Today on The Adventures of Blink, we're building a main menu for our Breakout clone...

Hey friends! Today we continue building our Breakout clone with a look at how to set up logging, and...

Hey friends, welcome to Season 5 of The Adventures of Blink! Today we kick off the new season of...

As I'm prepping Season 5 of The Adventures of Blink, I've been building the code for our Adventure...

REMINDER: We're TWO weeks away from Season 5 on The Adventures of Blink over on Youtube! If you...

Congrats on Your Promotion! ...Now What? If you're taking your first role as a manager, this post is...

I am not a big-time sports fan. I love a good hockey game, but I just generally don't get excited...

Long ago I worked on a team that was the quintessential story: understaffed, overassigned, always on...

We were having one of those weeks. You know the ones I mean... everything's broken. Everyone's...

This All-Hands Meeting was obviously going to be special. Instead of the usual sad snack bag, there...

I should have been excited. I was asked to frame up a new initiative... and the topic was deeply...

If this isn’t your first Adventure of Blink, you’re probably a little shocked by today’s title. (And...

Hey friends! As we wrap up 2025, I wanted to take a moment and express my heartfelt gratitude to all...

Hey Friends! This will be my last post of 2025 - I'm taking the next two weeks off to enjoy the...