by John Macdonald | Jan 16, 2026 | The250
I’m sorry. That’s a clickbait title. Maybe you’ve come here hoping to get that magic formula for day 1 of your new job, business, or school. Maybe you’re looking for the script to make day 1 successful for your new project, life reset, or move to a new city. It’s not... by John Macdonald | Jan 15, 2026 | The250
I’m starting something new on Monday. So I took the last week and completely cleaned the slate. I started the week by doing my normal end-of-year / start-of-year cleaning tasks. Next, I totally ripped up the office and physically rehabbed it. Rebuilt the... by John Macdonald | Jan 14, 2026 | AI, The250
The turtle doesn’t always win the race, regardless of Aesop’s famous fable. Move fast and break things is the famous motto of Facebook developers during its formative years. It’s great motto for a product like Facebook because: Nobody’s life or safety depends on... by John Macdonald | Jan 13, 2026 | The250
You need some way to measure progress. So you pick a metric or two. Some KPI’s. This works initially because those metrics measure progress to date. History. “This is where we’re at.” And that’s helpful. But inevitably, if you use these KPI’s to... by John Macdonald | Jan 12, 2026 | The250
Your code will have bugs. Normal teams generate a bug for every 20 lines of code they write. “Better” teams can push that to maybe 100 lines of code. The question isn’t “if” you’ll find a bug. The question is “when.” And “when”makes all the difference in...