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400hr Update: Learning Programming with no experience
400hr Update: Learning Programming with no experience

500 hrs learning programming, about two times longer than the Apollo 11 moon landing mission.

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PersonalMark RaboSeptember 28, 2023
300hr Update: Learning programming with no experience
300hr Update: Learning programming with no experience

300 hours learning programming, equivalent to one-fifth of Columbus' voyage to America which took about 2000 hrs or 83 days

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PersonalMark RaboSeptember 3, 2023
2mo Update: Learning programming with no programming experience
2mo Update: Learning programming with no programming experience

Two months into my project to learn programming and rebuild my app.

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PersonalMark RaboAugust 26, 2023
Pi Ai / Now I'm impressed
Pi Ai / Now I'm impressed

Seems only a matter of time before everyone has that "Ok, now I'm impressed" AI experience – mine was last night with Inflection's Pi Ai.

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Mark RaboJuly 24, 202330-60
Learning programming: My First boss battle
Learning programming: My First boss battle

I feel like I just beat the first boss with a wooden shield and tin sword.

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PersonalMark RaboJuly 22, 2023
Learning programming: Building with belief
Learning programming: Building with belief

Some decisions can be made with certainty, others only with belief.

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Product ManagementMark RaboJuly 21, 202330-60
Learning programming: Today felt big
Learning programming: Today felt big
PersonalMark RaboJuly 20, 2023
Learning programming: My first Github commit
Learning programming: My first Github commit
PersonalMark RaboJuly 20, 2023
Learning programming: How to enjoy the process
Learning programming: How to enjoy the process
PersonalMark RaboJuly 18, 2023
Learning programming: Honeymoon is over

I'm just over 100 hours into learning and can feel the honeymoon period ending.

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PersonalMark RaboJuly 16, 2023
Learning programming: Surprised myself with SwiftUI
Mark RaboJuly 10, 2023
Death of the social web
Death of the social web

Social networks are in a Dark Age, but there is a Renaissance coming.

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Mark RaboJuly 4, 2023
In-office work is better for individuals and society
In-office work is better for individuals and society

Big companies are pushing for in-office work and that's a good thing, for individuals and society.

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PersonalMark RaboJune 19, 2023
My Programming Backstory
My Programming Backstory

Several years ago I gave up learning programming — recently I found a reason to try again.

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Mark RaboJune 7, 2023
Everything old is new again
Everything old is new again

Nokia has just re-released a Boomer phone now marketed at GenZ. What?

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Product ManagementMark RaboMay 30, 202330-60
The Lazy Why: What We're Getting Wrong About Hybrid Work and the Post-Pandemic Office
The Lazy Why: What We're Getting Wrong About Hybrid Work and the Post-Pandemic Office

Might we have the wrong approach in defining post-pandemic work?

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Mark RaboMay 25, 2023
Grunting at machines
Grunting at machines

The funny AI demo from Google’s developer conference.

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Mark RaboMay 24, 2023
The real purpose of roadmaps
The real purpose of roadmaps

Everything changes when you stop thinking about a roadmap as a noun, and more as a verb.

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Product ManagementMark RaboMay 23, 202330-60
Interpreting Apple's Sandbagging Patent from a product POV
Interpreting Apple's Sandbagging Patent from a product POV

The mystery surrounding Apple's iPod Nano-esque patent piques curiosity, with potential roles as an AR glasses partner, a step towards a less distracted world, and a nostalgic nod to the iconic iPod.

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Product ManagementMark RaboApril 11, 202330-60
Can the origins of human morality help with the AI alignment problem
Can the origins of human morality help with the AI alignment problem

Can we use the origins of human morality to solve the AI alignment problem.

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PersonalMark RaboApril 11, 2023
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