Blog.
My musings on anything from leadership to technology to entrepreneurship and back.
The Performance Improvement Plan
The Performance Improvement Plan is one of the most important tools for managers. Done right, it helps the person, the team, and the organization.
Tech Due Diligence: A CTO's Perspective
A practical guide to technology due diligence for PE and VC investors. What to assess, how to structure the process, and how to turn findings into a value creation roadmap -- from a CTO who has been on both sides.
AI Predictions
My predictions on how AI will reshape software engineering teams, code quality, and the industry at large.
World's Smallest Java Framework
The story of NinjaX: from a full-featured Java web framework to a dependency-free core that fits in 96KB.
Java’s HttpServer for fun and profit
Is the JDK-supplied HttpServer able to compete with Jetty? And can we use it for production workloads and reduce our attack surface for supply chain attacks? Let’s explore…
Java in 2026
Let's check out how Java evolved. What's great - and what is missing in 2026
Tech Debt Kills
Tech debt doesn’t just slow you down a bit. Left unchecked, it compounds until your company grinds to a halt. Let's check out why that happens and how to deal with it.
Popular Programming Languages
Where do you check which programming language might fit a certain challenge? Which languages are widely used? And where is talent available?
Tech Hiring Funnel
Let's explore how to make tech hiring predictable, measurable, and boringly reliable. Caveat: It's all about measuring and benchmarking...
Categorize Capitalizable Work
In this post, I’ll walk you through a straightforward framework for categorizing technology spend. With just a little extra clarity, your engineering, product, and finance teams can make smarter decisions and avoid unnecessary headaches.
