by John Macdonald | Dec 26, 2025 | The250
We’re coming to the end of another year. That means resolutions. The calender gives us this natural inflection point. The end of the old and a new beginning. Feels fresh. Feels possible. Feels optimistic. Those are good feelings. But your resolutions are... by John Macdonald | Dec 25, 2025 | AI, The250
The birth of this baby on a silent night went viral. Viral in the only way it could at the time. Word of mouth over the course of months. Then word of mouth became the written word. And here we are 2000 years later, and the birth is still viral. Fully... by John Macdonald | Dec 24, 2025 | The250
When designing software, we spend a lot of time and energy on understanding and specifying the control and data flow. The control flow describes the order in which we perform operations. Do this, then that, and finally the other thing. If X happens, then do Y.... by John Macdonald | Dec 23, 2025 | The250
Reflect on the past year. Revise your practice accordingly. This is a good personal practice. But it’s also a good organizational practice. Unfortunately, organizations can get caught up in formal trickled-down objectives, documentation, and tools. That... by John Macdonald | Dec 22, 2025 | The250
Ever play the game of “Which superpower would you want?” Flight or invisibility? Strength or speed? X-Ray or laser eyes? It’s fun to think about and interesting to debate over a beer, but ultimately meaningless. You can’t have any of them. You’re choosing between... by John Macdonald | Dec 21, 2025 | The250
It’s freezing and snowy outside my window. Makes me think of snowballs. Of course, when our kids were kids, snowballs played a large part of a snow day’s activities. Not so much now. Ah, good days. There’s the snowball rolling down the hill. It starts small,...