Happy Friday!Well, things have been busy, but that is self-inflicted. One of those weird moments where I have something I'm really excited to work on, and so I'm running straight for it.Digital GardensThis is a really interesting idea that I bumped i...
Happy Friday!A new subscriber asked what I think the top 3 leadership skills to develop are in 2026. I think that is a perfectly good question. Since they are an engineering leader I'll nudge my answers in that direction.FacilitationI've gone on abou...
Happy Friday & Happy New Year!I don't often write predictions but I think a new year is as good a time to do that as many folks wonder what the future holds.I also don't really believe in new year's resolutions. They're a great way for folks to c...
Happy Friday!The holidays are approaching, and that means we're all busy with, well, everything.I know I am. I'm working hard on making a serious effort to get reko.day off the ground. In fact, I recently was at a conference for farmers and set up a...
Happy Friday!I hope everyone who celebrates Thanksgiving had a great break. I didn't send out my normal Friday email because I was driving back from North Carolina and just didn't have the energy.Let's be honest, though, you probably had better thing...
Happy Friday,I'm about to go on a week-long road trip for Thanksgiving to visit family. I hate driving, so the 32 hours of driving are the inspiration for this little email.Surgeons are generally regarded as smart and professional, despite shows like...
Happy Friday!Here we go again with another "very serious" survey of development techniques that people definitely understand and use well.10)Test-Driven DevelopmentA technique that a few people claim works wonders for stability and design, but nobody...
Happy Friday!Look, I know everyone is probably pretty tired of all the AI talk, but I wanted to share my impressions of using Claude Code for a day on my reko.day app. There are still many things for me to learn about how to use Claude effectively, b...
Happy Halloween!I showed my kids the Addam's Family movies from the 90s for the first time this week. They loved it and asked why they're so weird. I told them that they were sort of meant to be a parody of the American family by being total opposite...
Happy Friday,Last night I took my kids to the nearby theme park for their fall festival. "On a school night?" Stop shouting! Sure, we could have gone this weekend with everyone, but this way, there were no lines for any rides or anything the kids wan...