Nat Bennett

Some have called them a software engineer. They've worked on Cloud Foundry and a few other large systems. They're also a writer, photographer, and speaker.

Management at Pivotal - Draft

Pivotal did a lot of things differently, but it did management really differently.

You don't have to guess to estimate

There are roughly three senses of "estimate." One is "a prediction of how much something will cost." One is "a guess." But another definition is a rough calculation.

Mere Being 013 - May - Allergies, Onboarding, Finance, Avocados

A little bit of day job day dreaming, history's greatest system for comparing movies, weirdos who actually read the source code, and a good way to eat avocados.

Reading software and thinking about it

Normal software work is so much about changing the system. Add capabilities. Change behavior. Imagine what could be or should be. Understanding what is – always a byproduct or a precondition of change.

Do you worship work?

Three book recommendations for thinking about getting meaning from work

Mere Being 012 - April - More from other Pivots, Magic, Criminal Business Processes

I'm not the only person writing about Pivotal. Plus, an old way to play Magic, and some notes on the Sopranos.