Notes from building, breaking, and figuring things out in real time.
Starting over—and starting in a new direction—takes longer than you expect.
Especially when all you have known for decades is the software world… and suddenly, you are not in it anymore.
After more than 26 years in the software industry, it finally happened: I got laid off.
I had managed to avoid it before. Round after round, somehow my name was never on the list. After a while, you
start to believe you are immune.
Like there is a spreadsheet somewhere and your name just… is not on it.