How a look beyond inadequate energy infrastructure for the cause of weather-related tragedy can identify other causes of human suffering — As a resident of Austin, I naturally have thought a lot about the recent historic, unprecedented, record-breaking, rather odd winter storms and ensuing losses of life and property. Some people simply blame Republicans, which is somewhat fair and certainly was amplified by infamous narcissist Ted Cruz’s politically-puzzling vacation during the…

Gardening as a metaphor for developing software was, as far as I can tell, first mentioned by Andy Hunt and Dave Thomas in their 1999 book… — Gardening as a metaphor for developing software was, as far as I can tell, first mentioned by Andy Hunt and Dave Thomas in their 1999 book, The Pragmatic Programmer. When it first occurred to me to write on the topic, I hadn’t heard the idea before, as I haven’t yet…

I’m an individual contributor. I don’t know how companies are started or how they’re kept running. I’m happy in front of a screen building… — I’m an individual contributor. I don’t know how companies are started or how they’re kept running. I’m happy in front of a screen building things out of keywords, curly brackets, and SubjectPhrasesPutTogetherLikeThis. I’ve also worked at about a half dozen “startup” companies, some tiny, some in the throes of a…