The #highlights category is dedicated to notes that are generally timeless, either because they talk about subjects that aren’t rapidly changing or because I plan on keeping them updated for longer periods of time as new information becomes available.
— Do humans have a role in software development anymore? Absolutely — but we need to rethink what it means to program. An modern review of Peter Naur's 1985 essay "Programming as Theory Building"
— When it comes to collecting data, there's a fine line between making a good site and making an invasive product. To make this site more useful, I want to collect enough data to improve, but never enough to undermine anybody's privacy.
— An engineer-focused primer on the mechanisms that drive Large Language Models. Basics on how we got here,
how they work, and how to use them without feeling an apocalyptic dread.
— Being famous online in 2009 is the highest high I'll ever reach. A love letter to the coolest dork I know, hatemail for client-side exploits, and a limitless supply of Monopoly dollars.