Lore
Code has a user experience. Our methods have a UX. Our data models have a UX. …
Principles of null-free programming
Nulls are a notorious source of bugs in many programming languages. Here, I sketch out a way to avoid them, using C# for illustration. …
Imagining version control for APIs
Versioning is, right now, merely a human label. We have helpful conventions like semver, but one still relies on human judgment as to the definition of a “notable” change. …
Three ways the new iOS ad blocking hurts Google
Apple’s ad blocking API is good for users and bad for Google, in 3 ways: …
Three outcomes of the adpocalypse
It appears that Internet advertising is going through a bit of a shakeout. …
Improve the median, not the mean
I like seeing Google Fiber prompt incumbent dinosaurs into boosting speeds. It’s great. …
Liquidity, open source and security
Jeff has a thoughtful post about open source, security and incentives. A few points stood out to me. …
Statements are statements, and expressions are expressions (in Go)
I got trolled by a facetious article on Go on April 1. But it did trigger a conversation about why Go doesn’t do certain things other languages do. …
Theory of the firm: opt-in initiatives
I’ve become adamant about making internal initiatives opt-in for the following reason: it brings more information to bear. …
Bugs are a failure of prediction
We think of bugs as flaws in code. This is incorrect, or at best, banal. …