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I spent ten years teaching college English. Now I teach developers, search engines, and AI systems to understand each other.

Writing about developer experience, AI tooling, and the communities that make tech worth working in.

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June 24, 2025

Comparing 5 AI Coding Assistants: Which One's Right for You?

I'm testing five AI coding assistants this summer to find the best fit for my development workflow. Here's my initial take on Continue.dev, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Tabnine, and Windsurf.

June 23, 2025

Test Drive Before You Buy: Your Guide to AI Code Assistant Trials in 2025

I'm exploring the trial options for five AI coding assistants to find the best fit for my development workflow.

June 10, 2025

Taking Time to Breathe: A New Chapter Begins

As of June 1st, I’m no longer with the Linux Foundation. While I’ll share more details about this transition in a future post, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on what comes next.

May 29, 2025

Beyond Stars and Forks: Why Open Source Needs Better Collaboration Metrics

When we were working on the Intro to Open Source course, one of the biggest painpoints we noted with new contributors was the frustration they felt when their PRs weren’t merged in in what they felt was a reasonable amount...

May 19, 2025

Breaking Bottlenecks: How Organizations Build Systems of Balanced Reciprocity

In this third post of my series on giving and taking, we explore how to design systems that prevent burnout, distribute contributions, and transform individual reciprocity intelligence into organizational strength.

April 15, 2025

Reciprocity Intelligence: A Core Skill for Modern Work

In this second post of my series on giving and taking, I explore why reciprocity intelligence—the ability to navigate giving and receiving effectively—isn’t just nice to have anymore. If you missed the first post, start here.

April 8, 2025

The Giving-Resilience Balance: Beyond Givers and Takers

In today’s workplace, we need both a culture of contribution and the personal strength to thrive independently.