I've been a senior computer scientist for the government of Canada since 2018. There's a lot of hard truths public servants are never told because reality doesn't reflect the official messaging, or nobody wants to take the risk of stating it. So this page lists some of my own guidelines …
Sometimes a merge request (MR) doesn't merit a code review (CR) because AI was used in a bad way that harms the team or the project. For example:
I often see these questions online:
"I have no work experience. How do I get my first software job?"
"I got laid off with only have 2 years of experience. How do I get a software job?"
"What certs can help me get a software job?"
I'm a team lead …
Here's my experience attending the founding convention of the Canadian Future Party (CFP) in November 2024 in Ottawa. Members voted for the first time on policy, leadership, and a constitution. Here I write about procedural problems and I propose modern solutions.
The Canadian Future Party (CFP) officially …
Voici mon expérience au congrès fondateur du Parti avenir canadien (PAC) en novembre 2024 à Ottawa. Les membres ont voté pour la première fois sur les politiques, la direction et une constitution. Ici, j'écris sur les problèmes de procédure et je propose des solutions modernes.
Le Parti …
The human internet is dying.
AI has created some big problems with election integrity, spam …
Sometimes my friends, family, colleagues, or online communities ask me this question:
"If you could wave a magic wand to make one change in public service, what would it be?"
I'd create a new tool for managers in government called "displacement". Here's how it works.
The opinions here are …
After some big disappointments at Environment Canada, I decided to take three months off in May, June, and July of 2024. Now that my time off is coming to a close I thought it would be nice to jot down all the nice ways I got to spend my time …
This page describes a point system where public servants and their managers can autonomously identify what their minimum work-from-home (WFH) day count should be.
Some politicans are more transparent than others about why return-to-office (RTO) is so important to them:
"Three days is a good start," Ford said …
Every so often someone asks me what I thought about the master's program in education technology (instructional design) at Concordia University in Montreal. If that's you, you've come to the right place.
Overall I'm happy I enrolled. However the master's was just an outlet for my own self-drive and did …
I'm the creator of ChessCraft and a senior computer scientist and educator for cloud and AI.
Any opinions written here are my own as a private citizen and not my employer.
I'm open to IT leadership job opportunities. I'm also available as a consultant or to provide training.
