Road Less Tested

Explain complex systems with simple terms, from the authors of the best-selling system design book series. Join over 1,000,000 friendly readers.

Big Tech and startups, from the inside. Highly relevant for software engineers, AI engineers and engineering leaders, useful for those working in tech.

figuring out how to be and care for ethical, joyful humans in beautiful, horrible times

Helping software engineers turn their work, ideas, and experiences into visibility, opportunity, and growth.

I write about leadership, quality, and organizational systems. I explore how culture, incentives, and structure shape behavior in engineering organizations, often through real stories, simple models, and uncomfortable truths.

writing my way through real-time motherhood — honest overshares, WFH musings, mom brain moments, and the prettiest, most functional baby finds... because every mom needs that mom friend

Personal thoughts, musings, and other delightful gibberish.

Empowering women in tech, leaders, and quality engineers.