How to Choose a WordPress Plugin
Discover how to choose the perfect WordPress plugins for your website: consider if it's up-to-date, its popularity, ratings, and responsiveness. Get the latest tips to ensure the success and functionality…
There’s no single source of truth
Adaptation is key to survival, even when it requires us to challenge our old worldviews. Coming from a religious background, I learned a few lessons along the way. Buddhism is…
On Ignorance
Ignorance may be natural, but "being ignorant isn't a bad thing." Buddhism teaches two core concepts, Impermanence and No-Self, that provide insight to help us understand why it's important to…
Blades and Bytes: Embracing the Craft and Purpose of Our Tools
Tech tools are just tools; real power lies in the people who use them. Let's never forget why we're here: to make tools that help others do their jobs, and…
How to choose a framework
From choosing a CMS to coding a web application, discover when a static site or a web framework is preferable. Learn how to make intelligent choices and to find a…
Specialization is for Insects
Adapt or go extinct: life in the tech field requires agility and a balance between specialization and the ability to take on any task. Resist the urge to over-specialize and…
Crashing Computer Science
Josey Wales may have been a mythical gunslinger, but modern tech heroes need computer science fundamentals to protect website and app users from danger. I'm exploring the real-life consequences of…
Accepting Death
Death is unavoidable, so why not live life fully, embracing the good moments and accepting the inevitable? Buddhism offers ways to recognize and accept the ever-present truth of impermanence, so…
Taking Things on Faith
In a time of rampant misinformation, rely on yourself and your judgment to identify truth and trustworthiness. Wisdom lies in testing out ideas for yourself, and recognizing liars for what…
Hell in a Handbasket
As Buddhists, we can use the teachings of impermanence and the imperfect nature of the human brain to deal with the difficult times of today. We can accept that change…