Unlike many of the big names in blogging, I don’t have an existing audience from a long career in journalism or another form of writing. I imagine this is actually

Unlike many of the big names in blogging, I don’t have an existing audience from a long career in journalism or another form of writing. I imagine this is actually both a blessing and a curse; it might be nice to have people reading my work, but I don’t have

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. You’re starting a new job in software and you ask someone from your new team about their process and how work is

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. You’re starting a new job in software and you ask someone from your new team about their process and how work is prioritized. They say something about being an Agile team and working in sprints (one or two weeks in length, usually),

(Thumbnail image from https://x.com/SykesCharlie/status/1773356409754685598) It’s always nice to see my state in the news, but frequently that coverage is too positive for my taste. I can only read so much

(Thumbnail image from https://x.com/SykesCharlie/status/1773356409754685598) It’s always nice to see my state in the news, but frequently that coverage is too positive for my taste. I can only read so much about the Celtics’ incredible championship run last season or about how Drake Maye has looked better than Caleb Williams so