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Every article on Career, newest first.
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My business lives in my vault now
My clients, hours, invoices and articles moved out of FreeAgent, Upwork and my head into plain files in my Obsidian vault, kept by an agent, with Tabstack finding the next client.
My clients live in a folder now
Freelance tools are good at the books and bad at everything around them. mavis keeps clients, calls, time and invoices as Markdown files, run from one binary.
The Mid-Level Mindset
A practical mindset shift for turning thinking-first habits into mid-level engineering judgment.
Technical Debt: When to Fix, When to Ship
Technical debt is inevitable. What matters is managing it deliberately. Here is a practical framework for prioritisation and stakeholder communication.
Scaling Engineering Teams Without Losing Velocity
How to design org structure, hiring, and coordination to avoid the common traps that kill velocity as engineering teams scale.
Hiring Engineers: A Manager's Playbook
A practical guide to hiring engineers - covering role definition, structured interviews, technical assessment, values alignment, and onboarding.
From IC to Manager: First Steps for New Engineering Leads
A practical guide for engineers moving into management - covering mindset shifts, letting go of coding, time management, feedback, and building leadership skills.
Recalibrated
From clearing IEDs in Afghanistan to clearing pull requests. A raw look at navigating PTSD and finding a new mission through Linux and logic.
JSON Resume - The future of career data is here
A hands-on guide to implementing JSON Resume with PHP, from basic concepts to advanced usage with type-safe Laravel integration.