A week ago I tried switching my web browser's default search engine from Google to Perplexity.

I've always had a strong association between numbers and colours. It's not like I immediately perceive numbers as specific colours, so synesthesia in the traditional sense, but the associations are so strong and consistent that they feel almost automatic.

I've deleted my Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts.

Composition has always been my favourite pattern in React. For years, I pushed for it on every team I worked with. And for years, I got pushback.

Most PM hiring is broken. Companies copy generic interview processes, ask "tell me about a time when..." questions, and end up with people who can talk about product but can't actually do it.

The problem starts with not knowing what you actually need.

A round up of the year.

A useful way to understand the successes—and the stagnation—of big tech is through the lens of organisational advantage. Not just what a company did, but how it was set up to win.

I've noticed a trend—in work retrospectives, in personal conversations—that we often default to the assumption that every misstep, every mishap, every mistake comes with a neatly packaged lesson. The impulse makes sense; it's comforting to think we can distill chaos into tidy wisdom.

I recently found the first ever design document I created, from back in 2000.