RavenDB

I discuss how we tested and adopted RavenDB at Rakuten Kobo, comparing it to Couchbase and MongoDB.

How to do a POC instead of a design

We to do up-front design because it we think it is hard to change code. What should we do when it’s easy to change and deploy new code?

Agile Fundamentals

To me, agile isn’t a process or methodology. Its a set of fundamental principles put into practice. Here are my fundamentals.

Redefining Velocity

In agile circles, measuring velocity is usually frowned upon. Here’s a way to use it for good.

Curiosity

In my author profile, I describe myself as “curious”. Here are a few of those ways that curiosity drives me to be better.

Competence vs. Confidence

Today, a friend told me they were worried they wouldn’t be promoted because they lacked confidence in a technology. I explained how I value competence over confidence.

2021 IWD Choose To Challenge

Today, I choose to challenge what winning and leadership look like.

Important Priorities

When we feel busy, some of us usually reach for a pen and write down our priorities for the upcoming week. We have an intention that we tackle that list from top to bottom, but we never do. Why is that?

Hugo xref (Cross Reference) Shortcode

I needed a way to reference future topics in my blog…

Hello World

Here’s a bit of meta info about what we’re doing here.

Distributed Workforces

One day, I’d like to go to work in the place I choose to live, not lose time commuting to a central office.