Why I write as an engineer (and you probably should too)
Writing in public sharpens thinking. It also compounds in ways the resume never will.
Read the essay ↗A few things
worth putting
into words.
I write to understand what I’m learning and to pass on what might help. Essays on work and life, poems, and notes from the middle of figuring things out.
Browse all writing ↗A place to begin.
Rest is not a reward for certainty
On making room for recovery when the next chapter is still uncertain.
Read the note ↗What staff-level judgment actually looks like
It's less about technical complexity and more about which problems you choose to solve, and which you let slide.
Read the essay ↗Some things
arrive as poems.
Have You Pictured Your Life?
I realize my picture is me.
This frame is me in my world’s
highest definition-HD.
An early poem about uncertainty, self-recognition, and the picture we make of a life.
Read the poem on Medium ↗Still thinking
it through.
Short observations on what I’m building, learning, reading, and trying to understand.
The skill you stop practicing does not stay paused ↗
Shipping and distribution are different jobs ↗
The last handoff still counts ↗
Book in progress · Coming soon
Present Without
Performing.
Working title
Finding your voice and sharing your work without losing yourself.
I’m working on a book about showing up with purpose: finding your voice, sharing what you know, and pursuing your ambitions while staying close to your faith and values.
About the bookThe writing,
so far.
Essays, poems, and earlier pages. Some live here; others open on Medium.
14 pieces
Before You Commit: People, Problem, Pay
Three questions to help you think through a project, a business idea or a job offer, with a free, fillable checklist.
InferGo: Run ML Inference in Go Without Python in Production
Why your best engineering writing is for an audience of one
The most useful documentation I have written this year is for a project that has not shipped publicly yet. Three markdown files at the root of an open-source repo most readers will not see for another six months.
Most engineering writing is for the wrong reader
What staff-level judgment actually looks like
It's less about technical complexity and more about which problems you choose to solve, and which you let slide.
Why I write as an engineer (and you probably should too)
Writing in public sharpens thinking. It also compounds in ways the resume never will.
Have You Pictured Your Life?
How to Build A Task Notification Bot for Slack with Python (Part 3)
How to Build A Task Notification Bot for Slack with Python (Part 4) — Hosting and Testing
How to Build A Task Notification Bot for Slack with Python (Part 1)
How to Build A Task Notification Bot for Slack with Python (Part 2)
How I adapted to the Andela Change!
My Experience In Boot Camp So Far…
My Most Recent Challenging Learning Experience
Some ideas need
a conversation.
The spoken side of what I share, through videos, talks, and conversations.
Explore speaking ↗