Immigration. November 2024. We've heard lots of talk this year about the immigration "problem". Here's the actual problem. Read more.

Activity vs Action. July 2024. A couple of thoughts surfaced from recent reflections on being a mediocre distance runner. This is the first of these. Read more.

Good and Bad vs Right and Wrong. April 2024. In agile restrospectives, we ask "what went well" and "what could have gone better". We do not ask "what went right" and "what went wrong". We do this for two reasons, one obvious, one more subtle. Read more.

Developer Productivity. April 2024. My friend Christian Cameron writes books faster than I can read them. I kept pace through his first 20 or so novels, then gave up. His publisher doubtless sees him as a highly productive author, but as consumers of his product we wouldn't judge the product's worth by the speed with which it was produced. Read more.

From 0 to 1 Percent. April 2024. My career has been back and forth between individual contributor and people manager. As a manager, I have hired, or overseen the hiring, of roughly 50 people. As an individual, in the last 20 years I have changed employment by changing companies nine times. Read more.