We've Been Here Before: Leading Engineers Through the AI Wave
· 18 min read ·
leadershipaireflectionssoftwarecareer
An engineering leader reflects on dot-com, offshoring, mobile, and cloud to find the playbook for leading teams through AI.
Tag: reflections
10 posts
April 2026
March 2026
The Constant Coastline
· 6 min read ·
leadershiplifereflectionspersonal
Twenty-two years of visiting the same stretch of California coast. The rocks never moved. I'm the one who grew and evolved.
November 2023
War and Peace
· 4 min read ·
reflectionslife
Why military force alone cannot resolve conflicts, with lessons from the Good Friday Agreement and Camp David Accords on choosing diplomacy over perpetual violence.
December 2021
Immortal Fireflies
· 1 min read ·
lifepersonalreflections
A personal tribute to a best friend lost too soon, and how the memories of people we love persist like fireflies that never stop shining.
August 2021
Milestones
· 3 min read ·
careerlifereflections
Reflecting on 15 years in software engineering, from a 2006 college graduation and Infosys hiring boom through career transitions, personal growth, and hard-won lessons.
March 2013
Moved from Posterous
· 1 min read ·
techreflections
Migrating from the defunct Posterous platform back to Blogger, reclaiming a blog domain from 2004, and the challenges of digital continuity when platforms shut down.
The inevitability of life coming a full circle
· 9 min read ·
reflectionslife
A detailed accounting of how much free time we actually have in a lifetime, and what to do with it — inspired by Muhammad Ali's wisdom on mortality, purpose, and legacy.
Thoughts on Freedom
· 6 min read ·
reflectionslife
Drawing connections between MLK's civil rights legacy and modern information freedom fighters like Assange and Swartz, and the cost of challenging systemic injustice.
Time flies
· 1 min read ·
reflectionslife
A brief, self-aware reflection on the cyclical pattern of writing motivation and laziness, and how quickly time passes when you're deep in work.
Being Judgemental
· 2 min read ·
reflectionslifetech
On the permanence of online content, the cost of armchair critics with short attention spans, and restarting a blog with the intent to write with integrity.