Writing — 225 essays

Cultivating ideas at the intersection of Engineering and Systems Thinking.

A collection of essays, frameworks, and early-stage thoughts on engineering leadership, distributed systems, and the human side of software.

Systems Map

Core architectural nodes of research.

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Platform Org Design

Scaling engineering teams via structural abstraction.

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Feedback Loops

Entropy management in high-velocity CI/CD environments.

psychology

Human Factors

Cognitive load and its impact on system availability.

architecture

Pragmatic API

Designing interfaces that survive generational shifts.

history

Legacy Refactor

Social strategies for technical debt retirement.

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Aug 16, 2014Archive

console.time() - The performance debug hotness

console.time('myMethod()'); console.timeEnd('myMethod()'); These two simple lines will help you get to the bottom of your web performance bottlenecks in your timeline. Start tracking: console.time('myMethod()'); console.time() is the start method for…

Jul 16, 2014Archive

How to configure Jenkins to run on port 80 with Google Compute Engine Debian OS

So, you've just installed Jenkins on your very own compute engine instance but now you want to access it via an easy to remember domain name. Follow the steps below…

Jul 15, 2014Archive

How to add a custom subdomain using Google Cloud DNS

Google Cloud DNS is only available via command line or RESTful API's so it may seem pretty intimidating when you first look at it, but after learning a couple commands…

Feb 9, 2011Archive

A New Website to Help Students learn

I have quite a few posts lying around and instead of letting them collect dust while I try to write a great article, I am going to be sharing the…

Feb 1, 2011Archive

Viewing Museums from the Comfort of your Home - Google Bringing Museums to Us

Today is a big step forward for art lovers around the world. Google as teamed up with some of the most famous art museums around the world and has combined…

Jan 24, 2011Archive

Educational TV In 2010? Where Did It Go?

When I was a kid there was a lot of TV shows which were focused on making learning fun for kids, such as; Bill Nye The Science Guy, Mr. Rogers,…

Dec 14, 2010Archive

Technology in the Classroom, Where Should Kids Focus

Kids are the most important thing in this world. With technology now playing a key role in our lives, what area of technology should kids focus on next? Loading... I…

Dec 6, 2010Archive

My Review of Google eBooks

I've been using Google eBooks for a few hours now, on both my Android phone and netbook and it is very easy to use. I love that I can quickly…

Nov 17, 2009Archive

Technology for Education

One of my passions is to bring technology to the class room, giving each student the same opportunity to succeed. After I posted my article on 100 Different Evernote Uses…