Thoughts

Book reviews, concept breakdowns, and stories from computing history that shape how I think about software.

BiographyMar 2026·4 min read

Pragmatism or Perfectionism? What Kent Beck and Uncle Bob Teach Us About Software Engineering

Kent Beck and Robert C. Martin both signed the Agile Manifesto, but their approaches to technical excellence diverge in fascinating ways. The 3X model, code optionality, and software craftsmanship: what combining their philosophies teaches us about modern engineering.

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BiographyMar 2026·6 min read

Rich Hickey — The quiet radical who rethought programming

The creator of Clojure and Datomic didn't just build tools — he challenged the assumptions baked into mainstream software development. Simplicity, immutability, and data-first thinking: the ideas that made him one of the most influential minds in our field.

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