Writing
Leadership essays and React ecosystem notes
A MDX-powered notebook on engineering culture, open-source governance, developer experience, AI, and creative practice.
August 3, 2026
Gravity
Shipping friction holds good ideas down. Notes from my talk at Chain React 2026 on agents, React Native, and Expo — and why the only thing that makes you a builder is putting something in front of people.
November 19, 2025
Know Your North Star
Someone asked me recently, "what does it matter whether we all agree on a north star? We've changed our mission and vision so many times," they went on, "and my work is the same." A clear purpose keeps you steady through the fast, messy, human work of leadership.
April 20, 2025
You Get to Decide
Know your principles. Know why they're yours. And know what to do when someone you respect breaks them.
March 15, 2025
Twenty Years of Being Wrong
A catalog of professional mistakes and what each one cost — because the lessons that stick are the ones that hurt.
February 2, 2025
Leading React with Clarity and Care
How growing the React organization while shipping React Compiler reinforced my people-first leadership philosophy.
January 12, 2025
Stewarding the React Foundation
Governance, funding, and global participation are the pillars of an open-source ecosystem that lasts.
November 18, 2024
Photography Keeps the Work Honest
Wildlife and bird photography sharpen the same instincts I bring to engineering leadership.