Nov 12, 2019
Starting an Engineering Management Book Club

Build your first team.

May 20, 2019
Reps

Run to the starting line.

Aug 20, 2018
Understanding Project Management Will Improve Your Developer Job

Shipping is about intention, not luck.

Aug 16, 2018
Building a System for Front-end Translations

Posted to the Squarespace engineering blog

Sep 14, 2017
Creating an Accessibility Engineering Practice

Accessibility is not a feature, it's a requirement.

Mar 24, 2017
My Management Philosophy

Trust your smells.

Dec 07, 2016
Ten Years Later

Reflections on life, ten years post-cancer

Nov 17, 2015
Thoughts from a First Time Conference Speaker

On the road to post-talk euphoria

Aug 30, 2015
Man's Search for Meaning

Is it true that people are solely a product of their environment?

Aug 05, 2015
A Trip to Europe

Two weeks in Paris, Amsterdam and Copenhagen

Feb 07, 2015
Developing My Sense of (Code) Smell

And thoughts on taste by Ira Glass

Oct 06, 2014
Mature Engineering

Reflecting back on a year on the job.

Jun 29, 2014
Spring in NYC

And the greatest dumplings known to man.

Mar 03, 2014
Man at Work

Observations on the road to five months at Etsy.

Dec 06, 2013
Jim, the Boy with Autism

The reasons he jumped.

Oct 07, 2013
The NYC Subway as a Microcosm for Life

Beware the empty train car.

Aug 22, 2013
A Retrospective for Hacker School

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Jun 26, 2013
Getting a Job as a Front-End Web Developer

A post to centralize the advice I keep telling various people.

May 19, 2013
Cracker Barrel and Hacker School

Lessons from a small wooden labyrinth of pain and suffering.

Apr 02, 2013
Hoop Dreams

Leaving it all out on the court.

Mar 12, 2013
Where to Eat in Northern VA

A side project, from my stomach to yours.

Mar 05, 2013
Kobe Bryant

A work ethic story.

Feb 07, 2013
Muffins and Tech Companies

Jason Fried on software companies and bakeries.

Jan 24, 2013
Inauguration and MLK Weekend
Jan 17, 2013
Lance Armstrong

A sad interview.

Jan 07, 2013
Going Responsive - Media Queries (CSS) vs. JavaScript

Now accommodating desktop, 7" tablet, and mobile browsers.

Jan 06, 2013
Offscreen Mag - "Defining Success"
Dec 31, 2012
A Menu for New Years Eve

If you can put together Ikea furniture, you can cook a proper meal.

Dec 18, 2012
Moving to Jekyll

A static-site revamp because rich text editors suck.

Dec 10, 2012
Iterating
Dec 09, 2012
Upgrading a Macbook Pro SSD with SuperDuper!

The single biggest performance upgrade to any laptop.

Oct 15, 2012
Growing Older
Sep 24, 2012
Apple Picking
Sep 16, 2012
Teach Me How To Be President
Aug 20, 2012
Cured

One of the greatest days of my life.

Aug 16, 2012
Ovens of Peace
Jul 31, 2012
Amusement Park Leadership

Michael Scott comes to life.

Jul 30, 2012
The Cloisters, NYC
Jul 23, 2012
Performance Enhancing Drugs

When you think about it, it's kind of arbitrary.

Jul 09, 2012
Henry Rollins On Travel
Jul 07, 2012
Viet Taste
Jul 02, 2012
Thoughts on Travel

Guatemala and Costa Rica Retrospective