Ben McCormick

Hi! I'm Ben.

I make software in Durham, North Carolina. Here on the site I write about shipping web software. If you're interested seeing more, feel free to subscribe.

The Latest Articles

Avoiding Derived State In React

Jun 24th 2019

What derived state is, what problems it can cause, and how to avoid it

Architecture

Lessons From Managing A Distributed Team

Jun 17th 2019

What to do when you can't just walk to your employee's desk.

Soft Skills

Thinking About Values

Jun 3rd 2019

Thinking about values

Soft Skills

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The Latest Book Reviews

Resilient Management
Resilient Management
A great collection of management wisdom
The Manager's Path
A wonderfully detailed look at the career path for leadership-focused engineers
Deep Work & The Common Rule
A double review for 2 related books
Info We Trust
A love letter to data visualization

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