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developer humor, hand-drawn

A collection of silly things I've drawn about the realities of software engineering.

The Imposter Syndrome Paradox
The Imposter Syndrome Paradox
May 12, 2025
Bug root causes
Bug root causes
May 5, 2025
The Legacy Code Cycle
The Legacy Code Cycle
Apr 28, 2025
Meeting time allocation
Meeting time allocation
Apr 21, 2025
The evolution of bug-fixing
The evolution of bug-fixing
Apr 14, 2025
The 5 stages of preparing for a conference talk
The 5 stages of preparing for a conference talk
Apr 7, 2025
Number of things I'm doing vs. number of ideas
Number of things I'm doing vs. number of ideas
Mar 31, 2025
Time spent overthinking a message vs. importance of conversation
Time spent overthinking a message vs. importance of conversation
Mar 24, 2025
The social media coolness curve
The social media coolness curve
Mar 17, 2025
Socializing and the desire to do more of it
Socializing and the desire to do more of it
Mar 10, 2025
Things people say to parents of twins
Things people say to parents of twins
Mar 3, 2025
Size of Pull Request vs Number of Comments in Review
Size of Pull Request vs Number of Comments in Review
Feb 24, 2025
My enjoyment of snow days over time
My enjoyment of snow days over time
Feb 17, 2025
AI is like a graphing calculator
AI is like a graphing calculator
Feb 10, 2025
Balancing Meetings and Focus on the West Coast is Hard
Balancing Meetings and Focus on the West Coast is Hard
Feb 3, 2025

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Staff Software Engineer at GitHub. Writing about developer productivity, AI, and building a sustainable career in tech.

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