Hardware
My AMD Hackintosh (and Why)
I'm a Mac holdout; trapped in a technical purgatory since the end of 2015. Fed up with Apple's neglect i decided to build my own Hackintosh.
Ben R
Mobile
U.S. Devs are Sleeping on Flutter
Flutter is the future of cross platform mobile development. Developers in the US are going to be late to the party at the current pace.
Hiring
Misaligned Requirements
We should strive to align the requirements positions with the traits that lead to success in it. That alignment is getting increasingly unusual, though.
process
Badge of Honor
A year ago i left my role as a startup CTO and co-founded a consulting company. This has been an eye opening experience in many ways. A lot has changed for me during this time. The most obvious shift has been my perspective around working hours.
Team
Startup Culture Doesn't Come From the Top
One of the common mistakes among startup leadership is the belief that culture comes from the top. This is incorrect. The culture of a small company is an organic, evolving thing. It will grow and respond in unpredictable ways.
Hiring
Common Mistakes When Hiring Software Engineers
The goal of an engineering interview is not to find the candidate who is most confident or thinks on their toes the best. Coding interviews should identify the people who are most likely to be successful on your engineering team.
Review
2018 MacBook Air: A Recalcitrant's Review
A review of a laptop i ask to replace my 2012 Air, which i have used daily for 7 years and consider close to perfect.
Team
Lessons of a Startup CTO
For the last 4 years i have been the head of technology for MeetMindful (TS W16). I moved on a couple of weeks ago. It was time.
Team
Choosing Lifestyle Companies
Lifestyle companies trade the unicorn dream for a vision of freedom. These are some of the challenges to expect along the way.
Team
The Dark Side of Startups
The startup scene is, in many ways, a plethora of good. But as the saying goes, the brightest lights cast the darkest shadows.
growth
Wizards of Our Age
I used to work with an engineer named Tim. Tim, for all i could tell, was a wizard. He employed advanced and arcane magics such a sed and awk to achieve bizarre but desirable outcomes.
Team
Goal Setting for Engineers
One of the first things new team members learn about me is my outspoken detest for the word "manager". I am not a manager.