When helping teams be effective with tools such as User Story Maps or Example/Feature Mapping this can be a difficult mindset switch, especially for those coming from a visual/interface design first process.
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 AM
When helping teams be effective with tools such as User Story Maps or Example/Feature Mapping this can be a difficult mindset switch, especially for those coming from a visual/interface design first process.
Always a treat although somewhat expensive but this was a good one.
I’d like to point out that Read Write Own is highly rated on Amazon. :)
I’d like to point out that Read Write Own is highly rated on Amazon. :)
On Monday, @bcantrill and I revisited an Oxide and Friends tradition: Books in the Box! We--and live listeners--share recommendations--worth a listen if you're looking for your next read!
Oxide and Friends 10/27/2025 -- Books in the Box V
YouTube video by Oxide Computer Company
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November 1, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Always a treat although somewhat expensive but this was a good one.
I’d like to point out that Read Write Own is highly rated on Amazon. :)
I’d like to point out that Read Write Own is highly rated on Amazon. :)
Morning coffee in Magome.
October 18, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Morning coffee in Magome.
Kraftwerk on BBC’s Tomorrow’s World 1975 - YouTube:
"Kraftwerk have a name for this; it's machinemusik."
"Kraftwerk have a name for this; it's machinemusik."
October 7, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Kraftwerk on BBC’s Tomorrow’s World 1975 - YouTube:
"Kraftwerk have a name for this; it's machinemusik."
"Kraftwerk have a name for this; it's machinemusik."
Michael Brooks takes a question on Israel
I deeply miss Michael Brooks; his moral clarity, his silly humour and his generosity. A stone cold mensch.
I deeply miss Michael Brooks; his moral clarity, his silly humour and his generosity. A stone cold mensch.
July 22, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Michael Brooks takes a question on Israel
I deeply miss Michael Brooks; his moral clarity, his silly humour and his generosity. A stone cold mensch.
I deeply miss Michael Brooks; his moral clarity, his silly humour and his generosity. A stone cold mensch.
ClojureScript from First Principles — David Nolen - YouTube:
"Recorded at Clojure/NYC meetup on June 4th, 2025."
It warms my heart to know that this project is very much alive.
"Recorded at Clojure/NYC meetup on June 4th, 2025."
It warms my heart to know that this project is very much alive.
July 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
ClojureScript from First Principles — David Nolen - YouTube:
"Recorded at Clojure/NYC meetup on June 4th, 2025."
It warms my heart to know that this project is very much alive.
"Recorded at Clojure/NYC meetup on June 4th, 2025."
It warms my heart to know that this project is very much alive.
Reposted by Boris Gordon
left: the interview questions
right: the actual job
right: the actual job
June 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
left: the interview questions
right: the actual job
right: the actual job
Reposted by Boris Gordon
"But Jason, pair programming is two developers doing the work of one."
Or is it two developers avoiding the rework of seven?
Or is it two developers avoiding the rework of seven?
June 23, 2025 at 8:40 AM
"But Jason, pair programming is two developers doing the work of one."
Or is it two developers avoiding the rework of seven?
Or is it two developers avoiding the rework of seven?
The fundamental misunderstanding in Team Topologies | Patricia Aas
"Inverse Conway Maneuver is not a logical consequence of Conway’s Law"
"Inverse Conway Maneuver is not a logical consequence of Conway’s Law"
May 31, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The fundamental misunderstanding in Team Topologies | Patricia Aas
"Inverse Conway Maneuver is not a logical consequence of Conway’s Law"
"Inverse Conway Maneuver is not a logical consequence of Conway’s Law"
May 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Software engineers these days somehow mix a sometimes perverse Developer Experience fetish with a fatalistic refusal to sharpen their tools.
May 14, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Software engineers these days somehow mix a sometimes perverse Developer Experience fetish with a fatalistic refusal to sharpen their tools.
Israeli Airstrikes Decimate the Last Restaurant in Gaza City in Nightmarish Bloodbath:
"After Israel imposed a total blockade on March 2, most restaurants were eventually forced to close. Thai Restaurant, somehow, managed to r... https://www.boris.au/2025/05/12/israeli-airstrikes-decimate-the-last/
"After Israel imposed a total blockade on March 2, most restaurants were eventually forced to close. Thai Restaurant, somehow, managed to r... https://www.boris.au/2025/05/12/israeli-airstrikes-decimate-the-last/
May 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Israeli Airstrikes Decimate the Last Restaurant in Gaza City in Nightmarish Bloodbath:
"After Israel imposed a total blockade on March 2, most restaurants were eventually forced to close. Thai Restaurant, somehow, managed to r... https://www.boris.au/2025/05/12/israeli-airstrikes-decimate-the-last/
"After Israel imposed a total blockade on March 2, most restaurants were eventually forced to close. Thai Restaurant, somehow, managed to r... https://www.boris.au/2025/05/12/israeli-airstrikes-decimate-the-last/
Israel's cabinet has approved plans to capture all of Gaza | SBS News:
Israel was in touch with several countries about US President Donald Trump's plan to take over Gaza and relocate its population, under what Israel has termed "voluntary emigration"
Israel was in touch with several countries about US President Donald Trump's plan to take over Gaza and relocate its population, under what Israel has termed "voluntary emigration"
May 6, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Israel's cabinet has approved plans to capture all of Gaza | SBS News:
Israel was in touch with several countries about US President Donald Trump's plan to take over Gaza and relocate its population, under what Israel has termed "voluntary emigration"
Israel was in touch with several countries about US President Donald Trump's plan to take over Gaza and relocate its population, under what Israel has termed "voluntary emigration"
I was forced to burn my books to survive in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict | Al Jazeera
"“Standing before our library, I reached for the international human rights law volumes. I decided they had to go first.”"
"“Standing before our library, I reached for the international human rights law volumes. I decided they had to go first.”"
April 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I was forced to burn my books to survive in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict | Al Jazeera
"“Standing before our library, I reached for the international human rights law volumes. I decided they had to go first.”"
"“Standing before our library, I reached for the international human rights law volumes. I decided they had to go first.”"
Architecture vs Model Business Software | Kalele:
If you see the software being used in unexpected ways, it almost certainly shouts out missing workflows and broader business processes.
If you see the software being used in unexpected ways, it almost certainly shouts out missing workflows and broader business processes.
April 22, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Architecture vs Model Business Software | Kalele:
If you see the software being used in unexpected ways, it almost certainly shouts out missing workflows and broader business processes.
If you see the software being used in unexpected ways, it almost certainly shouts out missing workflows and broader business processes.
Reposted by Boris Gordon
When we value the aesthetics of our code and respect ourselves as an audience worth writing for, we produce better software for the user and more value for the business
April 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
When we value the aesthetics of our code and respect ourselves as an audience worth writing for, we produce better software for the user and more value for the business