Back in April, I read one of Gergley’s newsletters on Steve Yegge and Developer Productivity . It was a very insightful and enjoyable read, but the part that stood out to me was not the main topic of the post. It was a semi-famous (but unknown to me) piece Steve wrote after six years of tenure at both Amazon and Google. Known as Stevey’s Google Platforms Rant , it contrasts Amazon’s and Google’s execution and mindset....
Two things came together to lead me to start this blog. Exploring new tech has been a desire for a while. The other, writing, is a recent realization of necessity. My personal goal is to write one post a week for the next year. Writing The more contemporary driving factor is improving my writing. Several sources I’ve read and listened to lately have emphasized the importance of writing. Brian Chambers, chief enterprise architect at Chick-fil-a, has advocated for writing in public ....