How to be a shy newbie at a conference
A friend was asking me for some advice on how to have a successful first conference experience (at a non-tech conference) and I had some thoughts that might be useful…
Making local friends: a technical breakdown
An experience report on the process of intentionally making nearby friends, after years of neglecting my local network.
Retrospective 2007-2017: Losing the Joy of Coding
At the transition of 2017-2018, prompted in part by upheaval in my personal life, I did some reflecting on my intellectual journey as a software developer over the last decade….