Nat Bennett

Some have called them a software engineer. They've worked on Cloud Foundry and a few other large systems. They're also a writer, photographer, and speaker.

Elves & Taxes

Overall it's been kind of nice to remember, oh, yeah, I really like The Lord of the Rings.

Delightful software

Stop starting, start finishing

Advice for pair programming that you'll hate

So you’re stuck watching your pair do things. You don’t understand what’s going on, and you can’t seem to get enough of a handle on the problem to be able to contribute. How do you get out of this situation?

Pairing is for peacocks

Pairing gives engineers a way to show off to each other without shipping really complicated stuff.

Tips for pair programming from Air Force Colonel John Boyd & also from Ms. Frizzle

This is great if you're dealing with someone who's trying to kill you. You can use it to overcome some major disadvantages in raw power with enough speed. It's a lot less great if the mental model that you’re invalidating is your pair’s mental model of the codebase you’re both working on.