A few reflections on last year.

“Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose – and commit myself to – what is best for me.” — Paulo Coelho

I decided to make 2023 my year of reading. These are a few of my recent reads.

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I recently read The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin. It strikes a perfect balance between the mundane aspects of real, believable human lives and exciting high magic and wonder, reminiscent of "Lord of the Rings" and other classic fantasies.

Have you ever tried to create a language from scratch? I began creating one for fun a while ago, and I've been trying to teach it to ChatGPT,. Langaf is a fictional language that is similar to English and uses a base twelve counting system.

Application Programming Interfaces, or APIs, are an essential component of modern software development. APIs allow different software systems to interact with each other, facilitating the exchange of data and functionality between them. However, while APIs have become ubiquitous in modern software development, their documentation often leaves much to be desired.

You’re probably used to the ever-present idea of an MVP:

Create a product with the minimum set of features that are enough to satisfy early adopters and provide a basis for feedback and future development.

As a product manager, making decisions is a big part of the job. While we all want to make the right decision every time, sometimes things don't go as planned. It can be tempting to try to stick with a decision, even when it's not working, but I've learned that it's better to be able to reverse course and make a new decision.

I came upon an ambient glow:
that of sunset
peaking between looming skyscrapers.

Trees are still trees here.