musings Is Civility In Online Communities Dead? Not Yet. You cannot solve sociological problems with technological solutions. If civility is to win the day, then it must be both sides, elders and learners, promoting it.
stories Confessions of a "Well, Actually..." Guy It was almost imperceptible. A slight shift in her gaze, a miniscule shake of her head, a flash behind her eyes. She knew, and then I understood. I had done it again.
work-life-balance All You Did Was Go To Wichita? On The Importance of Leaving Work at Work My family and I just got back from a week-long vacation to visit my extended family in Wichita, Kansas. (Yes, fine, I'll brace for the inevitable "You took a vacation and all
musings Technical Debt and the Rewrite-In-Place My group just finished up a massive year-and-a-half-long rewrite of a major project. I've blogged about events during this project several times before, from a stupid bug and a plea for help to
developers-life All Code Is Disposable, Just As It Should Be My recent post I Am a 9 to 5 Developer (And So Can You!) is getting WAY more traffic than I expected, and I am both humbled and excited that so many people
