Five for Friday – March 29, 2019

What a week it’s been (and how many times has that been true in the last few years). Somehow, among eight million other things, I still manage to stumble across a few tidbits from time to time worth sharing. Here’s this week’s attempt at that endeavor. It’s a sad week for the world with the…

For those of you who missed it on Twitter or in the AB Testing Podcast, my unemployment lasted (as planned) just a bit over week. On January 30, I started work at Unity, heading up quality for their various services. I spent most of last week trying to learn as much as I can and…

So much cool stuff going on that I’m not even going to talk about the State of the Union speech last night. Instead – slightly less controversial, and more geeky stuff for me to share. That last editorial aside, this week’s FfF is complete. Have a great weekend, enjoy yourselves, and stay safe (and warm).

I’m back home and back at work…and slowly getting used to both. It was by far the best (and longest) vacation I’ve had (or will probably ever have). While it’s good to be home, it’s a bit weird getting used to working again after so much time off (just over 8 weeks in total). But…

Like most Microsoft employees, I have a whiteboard in my office, and mine (also like most) gets used a lot for notes, explanations, architecture, or whatever. This is nothing new – it’s part of the software culture. A few years ago, I recorded a few handfuls of these talks (some slightly staged) with some all-star…

This is the special time travel edition of FfF (I lost a day – mentally – while traveling). I have read, and re-read this article on Work is Work. It’s a fantastic analysis of organizational design. I plan on reading it yet again after I post this. It’s no secret that I like Radical Candor,…