Hello, friends. I’m Josh Beckman. I make things - mostly software, mostly for others. This is where I keep years of writing, notes, and reading highlights, as a knowledge garden built in the open. I write about software craft, building, and whatever I’m learning. Read more about me, what I believe, or jump to navigation.
The season is: Autumnal Equinox ◆
Day and night equal length, my love’s anniversary
Today’s belief is: Mood follows action expresses mood — Being enthusiastic is worth 25 IQ points. If you can’t get out of it, get into it. Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.
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I bought the instruction zine for The Studio Stool from Manual mont...
Contributing to Open-Source Should be Required, Like Jury Duty
A note I found in my journal, from seven years ago, on the day I wa...
Making MCP Tool Calls Scriptable with mcp_cli
I will often explore a solution or script with an LLM agent (e.g. C...
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You don't have to ask permission to take responsibility.
by Ed Catmull, the co-founder of Pixar, in his book Creativity, Inc