Field Notes
Notes & working thoughts.
Short writing on building software, running communities, and shipping from a small studio in Butwal, Nepal.
DesignMay 12, 20265 min read
On building quiet interfaces
A short defense of interfaces that do not talk back unless asked. The best features I have shipped were the ones nobody noticed.
CommunityApril 4, 20269 min read
Organizing InnovateX, end to end
What I learned running BMC InnovateX as lead organizer, while also building the platform that ran it. Most of the hard parts were not software.
ProcessFebruary 18, 20264 min read
Why every team I join ships a weekly demo
Ten minutes, every Friday, even when there is nothing to show. Especially then. A small ritual that keeps a small team honest.
CareerJanuary 9, 20266 min read
Shipping software from Butwal
I build from a small desk in Rupandehi, Nepal, on the same internet as everyone else. Here is what that actually requires.