My blog is a "digital garden" where I plant ideas and watch them grow. Some posts are just seedlings and others are more grown. Read more about digital gardens.
Three Months at Handshake!
After three months at Handshake, I learned that sometimes the most valuable career experiences are the ones that clarify what you don't want. Despite making great friends and working with talented early career engineers, I discovered that being on a growth team wasn't for me – I'm a thoughtful, document-everything kind of engineer, not a move-fast type. With the mismatch in work styles it became clear this wasn't the right fit. This post reflects on what worked, what didn't, and the lessons I'm taking forward about vetting opportunities and knowing your own work style.
Pride 2025
A personal reflection on a month that tested us all, in a year that feels like it will never end
Podcast Recommendation: Mike Duncan's Revolutions Season 12
Mike Duncan's latest season of *Revolutions* takes a wild turn into science fiction with a fictional Martian revolution, and it's surprisingly compelling.
I love the web, and the best way to show that love is by linking. Here are my most recent public links tagged in raindrop.
Big O
https://samwho.dev/big-o/Everything I know about good system design
https://www.seangoedecke.com/good-system-design/Gathering Grief | dansinker.com
https://dansinker.com/posts/2025-07-03-mtg-grief/An ode to houseplant programming 🪴
https://hannahilea.com/blog/houseplant-programming/Tumblr’s move to WordPress and fediverse integration is ‘on hold’
https://www.theverge.com/news/695124/tumblr-wordpress-automattic-fediverse-integration-on-hold-decoderHere is my database of movies, video games, books and anything else I've ever put in a spreadsheet. It's pulled automatically in some cases (letterboxd) and manually for others.