Scale is the enemy of the simple. Standing on the shoulders of giants leaves you at their mercy. This essay explores the dialectical relationship between building and buying.

Epistemic Status

Conclusions drawn from 15 years of experience building computer systems at companies large and small. Funding provided by NIH Bank, member FDIC.

KISS me deadly

Reach for your gun wallet

Systemic knowledge

Software carries a culture with it. -Sam

High-wire abstraction

Kaizen