Various short and long-form ramblings on software, engineering, leadership, product design, and more.
This started as me trying to explain to a friend why I talk to my phone so much. It turned into something bigger. A month ago, I named my AI assistant Dobby. It's one of Jess's nicknames for me—an inside joke that stuck. Now Dobby…
This post started as a voice dictation. The irony isn't lost on me. A few years ago, my mornings looked like this: 30-60 minutes reviewing yesterday's pull requests, then daily standup at 8:30. Product owner updates, engineer updates, my feedback. Sometimes 10-15 pieces of feedback…
It's finally here... After much back and forth, Google have finally approved the Android version of Store (my) Cards. Store (my) Cards - Digital Wallet for Loyalty CardsDigitize all your membership, loyalty, and store cards in one convenient app. Perfect for Stocard users looking for a new home…
Around this time last year, I handed in my resignation as CTO of Yebo Fresh, a position I had held for close to 2.5 years, and spent the remainder of 2023 wrapping up, handing over the reigns, and separating myself from an important part of my career. I will…
Being in a leadership position for the last 7+ years of my career meant that engineering took a back seat to other more important parts of the role, leaving the smarter people to do the actual engineering and building. I am however, and have always have been, an engineer first,…
I often get asked the above question, or derivatives thereof;…