You should have an e-mail list
You should have an e-mail list. Yes, you. Anyone who is reading this right now. I mean it. Stop what you're doing, open a new tab, and go get yourself a website that has an e-mail sign up form.
Nat Bennett
Mere Being 002 - May
Man. May.
Lot going on right now. I'm writing this from San Francisco's Mission District. Fourth move since 2019 which is just bonkers. I hate moving. And I keep doing it.
I moved something like five times in my childhood – Coast Guard brat – and changed schools even more. In the
Using Github Actions? Take a look at Skylounge
Skylounge solves common problems with implementing CI/CD for large numbers of teams, and managing applications on platforms, especially in secure and regulated environments, and it does so without hiding anything from developers.
What are you buying with tests?
What we're buying is flexibility. We're buying the ability to safely change our designs later. We're making a little downpayment in our ability to understand our future designs, and to understand the impact of changes that we make.
Dealing with moderately unreasonable people at work
When someone you work with is doing something obnoxious and weird, don't ask why. Just accept that they like doing whatever it is and address the impact of what they're doing.
Winning "bring me a rock"
An annoying game that people play at work a lot, and how to get out of it.
Metrics are the squeaky dog voice, but for business
If you want executives to listen to you, you need to learn to use metrics. Here's how.
Zero Configuration Project Management
Today I'd like to introduce you to a project called "Zero."
Mere Being 001 - April
My favorite poem, some website stats, and a switch to Fathom Analytics
How I write code
I've been writing a ton of code the last few weeks, and I am just about ready to come up from that for air, properly, and attend to other things. Still not quite ready to share what I've been working on with the world in general, but: soon.
This project,