Supergirl
Nothing about this was super. The plot and acting was about as entertaining as reading the back of a shampoo bottle. I give this 3 shoelaces.…
Arms Wide Open.
Mom. Remember when I managed to burn a hole through my foot when I was about two, which resulted in a skin graft? I don't remember the accident itself, but I remember all the stories you told: how horrifying it was to clean, how careful you had to…
The Patient Wound
We did not choose this theatre of wounds, this arena where shadows learned our names before we spoke them before we knew ourselves as targets, as something to be unmade. Yet here we stand, roots drinking deep from bitter ground, transmuting poison into patience, patience into something with teeth. You…
We Need to Talk About Your Architecture.
This is an intervention. We need to talk. Put the hotdog down. If you need to completely rebuild your architecture to "leverage" AI, you don't know how to build and scale. You're also telling on yourself. Whooops. Every few months, ya'll seem…
Builders Gonna Build
Coming up on my one-year anniversary here at GetOut, I can't help but reflect on my nearly 25 years in software. I've seen engineers without a voice in how they work. Without ownership of how they build. Governed by processes designed by people who don'…
Masters of the Universe
Growing up, I would read the back of a cereal box while eating my cereal. This movie was nothing more than an animated back of the ceareal box story. I give it 2 scoops and 90 raisins.…
25 years of coding and nearly 20 in leadership, here's what actually stuck.
It seems like all the career advice I see, is written by people who've done one thing for five years and extrapolated wildly. Or....... or.............. used their 3 months of typing into a prompt and are suddenly self proclaimed AI Evangelists and Architects! And don't get…
Its A Banana Sterling.
The "book a demo" problem has variations of layers to this nonsense. There's: - "Talk to Sales" - "Get a Custom Quote" - "See Pricing (just kidding, enter your work email)" - "Start Your Journey" (a journey? I…
Your Technical Interviews Still Suck
Stepping into hiring, I'm building a strategic hiring plan and I'm reminded that your technical interviews still suck. So time for part 3 of this book. I'm putting Utah engineering leaders on blast. Part 1: Your Technical Interviews Suck Part 2: Engineering Leaders, Stop…
Replaceable and One of a Kind
I'm humble enough to know I can be replaced, I'm confident enough to know there's nobody else like me.…