Wisdom for the past and future self
Welcome to fall, friends. Not you, Texas. Sorry that summer ends on Halloween now. Let me tell you what’s in my head lately: wisdom I would impart upon my...
At the crossroads of cleverness and purpose
We should have been looking for practical trades-people, not arcane wizards.
Walking, building, enjoying
Thinking my own dang thoughts. And, mysterious deer.
Making thoughtful changes to engineering teams
Manager, don’t kill my vibe: how to change team processes without drowning in metrics.
The humble software shopkeeper
Allow a small website or humble software shop to charm you.
Mind (and trim) your backlogs
Keep lists, mostly new stuff. Not too long.
Zingers and tip jars
Margin notes on blogs, great ideas that arrive after hitting publish, and feedback.
What would you do if I coded with Claude?
I get by with a little help from my friends (aka millions of floating-point numbers)
Make peace with estimates and get good at system design along the way
Folks won't stop asking for them, so you might as well get good at estimates
More of a strongly worded date, if I’m being honest
Deadlines are about constraints, not dates.
At the top of their game
Great teams thrive on pace, trust, and versatility. More slow songs are discovered.
Once more, less obliquely
Wherein we dive deeper into Founder mode, vibe coding, and my latest favorites.
Let’s talk about format
Wherein we have to go deeper.
Less procrastination edition
Procrastination's last hurrah, the suggestion box is opened.
Recently in The Real Adam, revisiting ideas edition
Big wheel keep on turnin’, and certain things have come to light.
Recently in The Real Adam, waxing edition
The days get longer, huzzah. I think about Shape Up, self-similarity of work days, and reflect on books and television.
Recently in The Real Adam, waning edition
The evenings get longer, the mornings get darker, the holidays set in, and suddenly the year is done.
The Real Adam, “we got your lists” edition
Madhouses, “Serpentine Fire”, lists of all sorts, networks, and team sizes.
The Real Adam, "they have seasons here" edition
Settling into Portland, hot takes on books, meetings, and web browsers. And, of course, writing about writing.
The Real Adam, late summer 2024 edition
On writing and warm water.