The weeknotes that were For a while there, back in 2019, I got into the habit of writing regular weeknotes: weekly reports that served more as grab-bags of tidbits and ideas and spontaneous reactions…

“It’s crazy at work.”How often have you heard that? Or said it yourself? Probably too often.For many, “it’s crazy at work” has become their normal. But why's that?At the root is an onsl…

One thing my wife and I are coming to terms with is that memories —or experiences— cost money. Typically this is in context of making memories or providing experiences for our children, but it cou…

This is the transcript and video from a talk I gave at PyGotham 2020 about using SQLite, Datasette and Dogsheep to work with small data. I really like the term "small data", as a counterpoint to big d…

A while ago Sarah Drasner wrote a great post on her view of Developer Experience (DX) at Netlify and how that manifests in roles like Developer Advocate. I felt prompted to write a bit about how I, a…

Now that Visual Studio Code has an in-built JavaScript debugger, it has become incredibly convenient to debug your project without leaving the editor. You can debug JavaScript, tweak CSS and the DOM a…