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This is a collection of long form pieces that cover topics in depth, many with examples. These articles speak to design and strategy, particularly as it relates to consumer experience, or ask questions about how we use technology.

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  • Software engineering reimagined for the AI-Native era

    AI is redefining the software development process. By viewing development through a lens of problem-solving rather than code creation, engineers can focus on outcomes and value generation - not just lines of code.

  • The role of context on ambient technologies

    Ambient technologies are very hard to design well. A blinking light for a new email is novel for a few minutes before quickly becoming a distraction. This essay provides a model for thinking about ambient technologies and how a designer may maximise their use.

  • Should JavaScript devs build real things?

    JavaScript is leaving the browser and entering the real world. Is this just a bunch of web devs playing with hardware or are we starting to see a fundamental shift in the direction web technologies are taking?

  • Towards a sensor commons

    A quiet revolution is taking place in the Internet of Things world and it isn't one being orchestrated top down by the companies who want to Internet enable everything and make smart cities.

  • The web of intent

    Web applications could handle common tasks such as sharing or pinning using an Intent oriented design.

  • How to avoid the Audience : Presenter Disconnect

    Twitter backchannels can amplify a speaker's success or failure in real time. A view on why audiences turn negative and some practical ways presenters can keep the room engaged.

  • If software is a race to $Zero, how do you create revenue?

    Commodity values always drop towards their cost of production. Software eventually drops to $0 in value so how do you create revenue?

  • Thingstreams - the future of product / consumer dialogue

    As consumers engage more directly with each other, how to brands understand what is happening in the "backchannel"?