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Collections of Essays

Longer-form essays organized by topic, each exploring different aspects of building software and leading engineering teams.

Engineering Leadership
In this collection, I write about how engineering organizations behave, focusing on systems of people operating under change, incentives, and imperfect information.
Product Engineering
In this collection, I write about how engineering decisions change when software exists inside a business, where incentives, tradeoffs, and pragmatism shape what gets built.
Software Design
In this collection, I write about how software systems are shaped over time, with an emphasis on boundaries, dependencies, and design decisions that hold up under change.
Software Development
In this collection, I write about the day-to-day craft of building software, focusing on tools, workflows, and practical decisions shaped by real-world constraints.