The podcast

Long-form thinking for people with production access.

Candid conversations about technical judgment, organizational reality, and the craft of building systems that last.

Latest episode · 48 min

The Work Between the Boxes

Why the seams between teams, systems, and responsibilities are where architecture actually happens.

EP. 17

Taste Is a Technical Skill

How experienced engineers develop judgment—and how leaders create room for it to compound.

With Marcus Liu · 42 min

EP. 16

The Cost of a Clean Diagram

A candid conversation about what architecture diagrams conceal, and the questions worth asking instead.

With Priya Raman · 55 min

EP. 15

Operating the Sociotechnical System

A field guide to changing software and organizations without pretending they are separate systems.

With Nadia Eghbal · 51 min