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2025

Summarize YouTube videos with Fabric

·2374 words·12 mins
Some of my favorite YouTube videos are really informative with lots of useful content, but I struggle to extract the most important concepts as I’m watching. A new tool called fabric and Claude can help.

Date driven development

·1584 words·8 mins
Developing software with a critcal date comes with its own set of challenges.

Scrum, sprints, and outcomes

·2271 words·11 mins
Although Scrum is a popular agile methodology, it often becomes a theater of activity that distracts teams from what customers actually need. 📅

Vibe-free coding with AI

·1321 words·7 mins
Yes, I do write code with help from an LLM, but I wouldn’t call it vibe coding. Let’s dig into how (and why) I do it. 🤖

2024

My meeting hacks

·891 words·5 mins
Instead of dreading a long stretch of meetings, find some ways to make them less painful.

Rub some AI on it

·1184 words·6 mins
If you have a problem, be sure to add artificial intelligence (AI) to it. Then you have two problems.

2023

On diversity

·2117 words·10 mins
Diverse teams lead to great outcomes, but how we measure diversity remains a challenge. Enforcing it is even more challenging. 🌎

Car buying guide

·2170 words·11 mins
If you love to nerd out on just about anything, give it a try the next time you buy a car.

Engineering through layoffs

·1457 words·7 mins
Layoffs create traumatic times for many. Find ways to break through the frustration and pain. For those that stay, your ability to influence the business can grow. 🪴

Red flags

·1380 words·7 mins
Every job has its ups and downs, but when is it the right time to double down or the right time to leave? Make a list of red flags that help you decide. 🚩

2022

Amateur Guide to Running

·1308 words·7 mins
Running gets me outside and gives me a challenge where I can compete against myself. Here are my tips for becoming an amateur runner. 🎽

Strong impacts require soft skills

·811 words·4 mins
Success at work depends on more than your technical ability. Improve your soft skills to increase your impact. 💪

How I write blog posts

·740 words·4 mins
This feels very meta, but I thought it would be a good idea to share my blog post writing process anyway. 📝

Raise the bar with an SBAR

·1457 words·7 mins
Efficiently communicate a problem and your recommendation in record time with an SBAR. 📝

2021

Persuasion engineering

·2359 words·12 mins
Improve your persuasive skills to get your team on board with solutions to tough problems. 🤔

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