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  • I Built the Class. Tomorrow I Find Out If It Works.Sep 8, 2026

    Tomorrow I teach a course I designed myself for the first time. I built it because of what I saw as a student at DePaul in 2017, sitting in lectures that were years behind the job I already had.

  • I Said Director. I'm Not Sure I Meant It.Aug 23, 2026

    I started working with a coach a few months ago. He asked where I want to be in five years, and I have been sitting with my own answer ever since.

  • I Thought It Would Be FasterAug 18, 2026

    Five months into an architect role. The surprise was not the meetings. It was how long it takes to get anything into a developer's hands.

  • Your Pod Is Crashing. Ansible Already Knows.Aug 16, 2026

    I co-presented at the Grainger Tech Conference on Event-Driven Ansible and Kubernetes. The demo was not the point. The point was that most developers have Ansible filed under the wrong category.

  • The Question My Students Keep AskingJul 27, 2026

    Everyone in my rotational program wanted the product engineering team. I chose the on-call team. Here is why, and what it gave me.

  • Hello, WorldJul 22, 2026

    Why I started this blog, what I think about, and what I keep learning.

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