InCodeXbyDr Stuart WoolleyThe Long Dark Tea Time Of The Software EngineerIt’s the eve of returning to work, yet the messenger bag that carried your dreams has become a millstone around your neck. But, why?!Jan 14Jan 14
InCodeXbyDr Stuart WoolleyThe Reality of “Working for Yourself”Perhaps you’re just swapping the frying pan for the fire?Sep 10, 20241Sep 10, 20241
InPredictbyDr Stuart WoolleyThe Worthlessness Of Digital FootprintsDoes it really matter what you digitally leave behind?Jul 27, 20242Jul 27, 20242
InCodeXbyDr Stuart WoolleyManaging Daily ExpectationsThe paid transaction of modern work can be a draining experience, but joy can still be found from time to time through creative thinking…Apr 9, 20242Apr 9, 20242
InCodeXbyDr Stuart WoolleyHave We Already Stunted AI Growth?If we really want an AGI then, perhaps, we shouldn’t keep restricting it.Feb 16, 202411Feb 16, 202411
InCodeXbyDr Stuart WoolleyAscendence Of The ArchitectDoes technical evolution turn cynical progressive developers into software architects?Feb 3, 20241Feb 3, 20241
InCodeXbyDr Stuart WoolleyHeisenberg For The WinQuantum physics in the daily standup, chat channel, and performance review.Nov 22, 2023Nov 22, 2023
InCodeXbyDr Stuart WoolleyA Cog In The Big MachineHow modern work paradigms can make us automatons — filled with boredom, lacking ambition, and bereft of true creativity.Aug 28, 20235Aug 28, 20235
InCodeXbyDr Stuart WoolleyHow Corporate Culture Offsets Its PurgatoryPriest or Tech-Priest? It makes no matter. They all have their parts to play, whether it’s the eleventh or twenty-first century.Aug 14, 20232Aug 14, 20232
InPredictbyDr Stuart WoolleyHow Civilisations May AscendPerhaps the future of life lies within us and not without us, to paraphrase a psychedelic line from the past.Jul 30, 2023Jul 30, 2023
InPredictbyDr Stuart WoolleyThe Curse Of Too Much InformationThe deluge is increasing and it’s both offline and online.Jul 22, 20232Jul 22, 20232
InCodeXbyDr Stuart WoolleyThe Constant Grind of The Grand GameSisyphus is alive and working hard in the Grand Game of Software Engineering.Jul 15, 20232Jul 15, 20232
InCodeXbyDr Stuart WoolleyBad Faith In The Management GameIt’s not just the engineers, it’s our opponents too who get carried along and completely overwhelmed with a false sense of purpose.Jul 9, 20232Jul 9, 20232
InPredictbyDr Stuart WoolleyThe Art of Misdirection: How to Obfuscate a Future SimulationA future intelligence practicing security through quantum obscurity?Mar 21, 20232Mar 21, 20232
InCodeXbyDr Stuart WoolleyWould Nietzsche Have Hated Modern Software Engineering?Have we become subjugated by both our tools and the seemingly endless layers of management?Mar 9, 20233Mar 9, 20233
InCodeXbyDr Stuart WoolleyBad Faith In Software EngineeringA type of ‘friendly fire’ between engineers that must be prevented, at any cost.Feb 27, 20231Feb 27, 20231
InCodeXbyDr Stuart WoolleyThe Smartest Person In The RoomConfucius, reinterpreted for the modern Grand Game of Software Engineering.Feb 21, 20231Feb 21, 20231
InThe ShortformbyDr Stuart WoolleyDoes It Really Matter If We’re Living In A Simulation?A mini thought experiment regarding whether reality matters.Aug 8, 2022Aug 8, 2022
InPredictbyDr Stuart WoolleyApathy : The Real Great FilterPerhaps it’s not a technological challenge that will ultimately end us all, perhaps it’s a societal one we’re all too familiar with.Jul 25, 20221Jul 25, 20221
InCodeXbyDr Stuart WoolleyPractical Pessimism In Software EngineeringA guide to achieving enlightenment in software engineering through always considering the worst case scenario.Jul 13, 20224Jul 13, 20224