The complexity of mental health
I shared that I was heading to treatment for PTSD starting May 1. I’m happy to share that I was discharged home on May 20th. I am not entirely better. I am not worse. But I am hopeful about the… continue reading
Why I’m stepping into treatment May 1
Warning: this post references violence. Ten years ago, during a mental health crisis, I was harmed in a hospital by the people who were supposed to help me. Doctors said the pain would fade with time. It didn’t. Ten years… continue reading
Experiencing Microconf for the first time
This week I attended Microconf Portland, where I heard exceptional talks by exceptional speakers and enjoyed a tremendous hallway track with other SaaS and software founders. I wanted to capture my thoughts on the experience. Microconf is a conference series… continue reading
My week with Claude Code – hard work and gotchas
I’m a firm believer in the idea that you have to use a tool to fully critique it. With that in mind I committed to using Claude Code for an entire week, putting it through its paces to see what… continue reading
Juries and AI as critical infrastructure
A few years ago, I had an opportunity to serve on a jury. Twelve ordinary citizens were called to hear a case, where we heard from five supremely confident but deeply conflicting witnesses. Our job was to sort out who… continue reading
My experience coding with AI tooling
I’m a big believer in the notion that you can’t really critique something until you’ve tried it. With that in mind, I spent some time over the holiday break with AI, working on a couple projects. Here are the results… continue reading
Microservices may be dangerous for your team
Last week, Zend by Perforce wrote a blog post about when and how to migrate from a monolithic application to a microservices architecture. For those that haven’t read the post, the TL;DR is that as your application grows, it makes… continue reading
Coding tests as an interview smell
Recently I had an opportunity to interview with a company that I really respected. Normally I wouldn’t consider taking any kind of role or gig (as I run a small business), but the problem space was particularly interesting and the… continue reading
Reset
Sometimes in life it’s important to perform a “reset” and just take a minute to examine where you are and where you want to go. I’m about to embark on a month-long retreat to bolster my mental health and consider… continue reading
Heartbroken
These remarks reflect my personal position alone. They do not reflect the position of AspirePress or anyone else. Today, I am heartbroken. I feel many different emotions. Anger. Fear. Sadness. But most of all, its a feeling of profound loss… continue reading