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.

Do you worship work?

Three book recommendations for thinking about getting meaning from work

Mere Being 012 - April - More from other Pivots, Magic, Criminal Business Processes

I'm not the only person writing about Pivotal. Plus, an old way to play Magic, and some notes on the Sopranos.

One weird trick for... figuring out your values?

Seriously just write a Rails (Phoenix) app

Basically, it's this: I don't have to think as much about where to put a piece of behavior. If I'm wrong about where it ought to go? I just move it. I don't have to change what language it's in or update a client or write new tests or any of that.

Don't lie in interviews

If your model is "it's okay to lie if I've been lied to" then we're all knee deep in bullshit forever and can never escape Transaction Cost Hell.

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Software as model-building, and a social activity