







opinionated advice for class of 2026 graduates




No One Dies in this Dystopia
I am all done with grading for the semester just past, but the work sticks to me in a way I can’t yet manage to fling off.


How to Kill the Code Review
Human-written code died in 2025. Code reviews will die in 2026.

This is how we build the future: Teaching Regenerative Economics at all levels with Jennifer Brandsberg-Engelmann
How do we let go of the sense of scarcity, separation and powerlessness that defines the ways we live, care and do business together? How can we best equip our young people for the world that is coming - which is so, so different from the future we grew up believing was possible?

Education in a Time Between Worlds: Essays on the Futur…
Our world is currently undergoing major transformations…

The Toolbox Strategy: How To Become Uniquely Valuable
After having just dropped out of university, at 19-years-old; I received a line of advice that changed how I made every decision in my career…

The death of the junior developer
LLMs are putting pressure on junior tech jobs. Learn how to stay ahead.



Rolling the ladder up behind us
Who will take over for us if we don't train the next generation to replace us? A critique of craft, AI, and the legacy of human expertise.

Rebuilding the Architecture of Science
Science built the modern world. It’s time to rebuild the world of science.

Just a professor standing in front of BlueSky demoralized because exams my students used to get a mean of 83% on prior to 2020 are now failed in large numbers. It seems that their ability to APPLY concepts to new contexts/domains has all but disappeared. I love these students & I am worried.