The Death of Full-Stack
The full-stack developer myth is dying. Modern systems require deep specialization that generalists can't provide....
The Founder Burnout No One Talks About
Research shows nearly three-quarters of founders experience 'shadow burnout' while exceeding business targets. Structural causes and sustainable leadership from 45 years in tech....
The Junior Developer Extinction Event
Entry-level software engineering positions have dropped 60% since 2022. A Harvard study found companies cut junior hiring before AI can replace those roles....
45+ Years in Technology: A Journey
From programming at age 7, to seeing the world in the Navy, to running 3,000+ AWS instances. A journey through four decades of building systems, patents, and startups....
The Founder Self-Awareness Advantage
Self-awareness isn't a trait you have or lack—it's a practice. The specific habits that enable honest self-evaluation, from feedback systems to reflection rituals....
Open Source Maintainer Burnout: Critical Infrastructure Is Dying
Kubernetes Ingress NGINX will receive no security patches after March 2026 due to maintainer burnout. 60% of open source maintainers work unpaid. Critical infrastructure is dying from neglect....
The Prompt Engineering Bubble
Prompt engineering as a career is a bubble. As models improve, the skill becomes less valuable, not more....
The USS Missouri's First Drone Surrender
During the Gulf War, Iraqi troops surrendered to the USS Missouri's Pioneer UAV - the first surrender to a drone in history. Connecting military autonomous systems history to today's AI debates....
The Senior Engineer Plateau
Only 10-15% of engineers reach Staff level. The rest face a choice the industry pretends doesn't exist: stay technical and plateau, or abandon what you're good at for management....
Computers Are Cheap, Developers Are Expensive
Why premature optimization wastes developer time. The economics of knowing when code is good enough and when performance actually matters....
Those Old Programming Books
Dog-eared, coffee-stained, held together by stubbornness and nostalgia. The programming books from the late 1970s that started a 45-year journey in technology....
The Technical Co-Founder Burnout Nobody Talks About
Technical co-founders face unique pressures: irreversible architecture decisions, constant translation duty, recognition gaps, and always-on responsibility. 54% of founders burned out last year - for ...
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