Duncan McIsaac

I used to be a perfectionist — I spent an inordinate amount of time trying to minimize failure and create a perfect solution to a problem…

When I mention to others that I have a blog, I often hear, “Oh, I have a blog too. I just wish I wrote more…” in a somewhat defeated manner…

What I've learned grabbing coffee with quite a few people.

A collection of poems.

It’s important for software engineers to determine what their hierarchy of engineering values is when looking to change projects, teams or companies...

The heartwarming story of an absurdly ambitious demo.

I only recently identified my passion, and it helped close a long chapter of restlessness, discomfort and feeling out of place.

... Or how everything becomes a narrative (warning: this is very weird)

A story of questionable judgment, poor planning, and going with the flow.

A brief dive into synesthesia and how my perceptual experience tends to be a bit different than average.

console.log inserts environmental consciousness and puns into logging for web development.

Maybe after reading this you'll see the world from a weird new perspective.

It’s 5pm on a Sunday but the city hums. San Francisco is a city of hills, and although I like to think my calves strengthened enough to keep…

Grande's music meets a melodica and lives happily ever after.