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: Lessening Heat ◆
Rice ripens, summer fades
Today’s belief is: Building something means repairing the world around it — Creation must make the surrounding context more whole. Form, in Context, evaluated against Fit.
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