The Void Job
More than a decade ago, I was working on a job scheduler similar to Airflow. We called it Woodsy internally. At first, it was quite simply an application that only uploaded CSV...
Engineering, Leadership, and Life
I write about software engineering, leadership, and the judgment built through messy systems, team decisions, mistakes, and curiosity beyond work.
What Does Retirement Look Like?
I find myself thinking about retirement a lot recently, especially when talking to family members. I also don’t think about retirement at the age of 60+. I have been following d...
There May Be Nobody There
I’ve encountered a new acronym that I immediately fell for. AI;DR. Now, it means artificial intelligence, did not read. Why does this sound good, though? People are protesting t...
The SDLC Was Designed for Humans
I was doing research on what to build next in the AI world. I’ve done a few hobby projects that have gone nowhere. I was fishing for the next. I was looking for an interesting i...
Skellig Michael, Eventually
Left home on Saturday and drove from Dublin, almost five hours in total. Made a stop on the way for some soup and the roast of the day, which was fantastic. Saved the place on t...