I write about software development, tools, and people.
And how marketing makes it all better.
-
In 2020, we got some excellent examples of how different approaches to planning, capacity management, and emergency response can make a real difference between a public-health problem and a slow-motion mass-casualty event.
-
Sharpen the axe with personas
I haven’t been writing much about writing lately, because I have a big! new! exciting! project coming up. I’ll tell you more about that later. However, this weekend I ended up in a twitter conversation about how I get myself…
-
Ergonomics in my middle ages
Why a lifetime of living in this body has made me so picky about keyboards, among other things.
-
Talking about my internalized ableism
What if I prioritize comfort and joy over pride? Why is that hard for me?
-
Location, location, location: A perennial discussion
Last night, part 87 of a perpetual discussion flared up again. The one about where you live and why it matters. It started with an article by Sean Blanda – Our Remote Work Future is Going to Suck. I encourage…
-
Book Review: Project to Product, by Mik Kersten
Have you read Accelerate yet? If you haven’t, you might want to go read that one first and come back to Kersten’s book, Project to Product. When I think about how software is trying to reinvent itself, Accelerate, by Nicole…
-
Lady Conference Speaker: Now More Than Ever
Learn about being an MC, running a panel, and engaging in banter
-
Circles of Care in the workplace
I first learned about Circles of Care from my brother, I think, when he was going through his chaplaincy training. It goes like this: The patient is in the center of the circle. Surrounding them in a ring are their…
-
Lady Conference Speaker: What to Wear to a Webinar
Well, folks, it looks like it’s going to be a while before we need to think about packing strategies, standing on physical stages, or managing afterparty politics. That doesn’t mean that we don’t have some things to consider! I’m currently…
-
Tea, Not Coffee: DevRel During a Pandemic
I go to conferences on both sides of the Atlantic, and there’s a slightly hilarious thing that happens at morning caffeine break. Someone from the UK will walk up to the hot drink station and register bafflement, because there’s not…