programmer, design and product tinkerer, fellow humanhttps://vbud.dev/https://vbud.dev/blog/physical-purgatory/https://vbud.dev/blog/physical-purgatory/Who will I be, and when will I knowTue, 12 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/job-wishlist/https://vbud.dev/blog/job-wishlist/A concise, living list of what I want in a job.Mon, 04 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/risk-miscalibration/https://vbud.dev/blog/risk-miscalibration/Thoughts on being miscalibrated to risk, and the compounding consequencesSun, 27 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/maci-advice/https://vbud.dev/blog/maci-advice/Advice for people considering MACI knee cartilage repair surgerySun, 13 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/right-knee-medical-history/https://vbud.dev/blog/right-knee-medical-history/Medical history of my right knee, intended for medical professionalsSun, 18 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/micro-absorbers/https://vbud.dev/blog/micro-absorbers/Micro-absorbers and macro-absorbersMon, 10 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/what-i-wish-i-knew-about-design/https://vbud.dev/blog/what-i-wish-i-knew-about-design/What design and design-adjacent programs do not teachSun, 05 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/frustration-with-others-perspectives/https://vbud.dev/blog/frustration-with-others-perspectives/Moving from frustration to a healthier understandingSun, 06 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/dont-be-cheap/https://vbud.dev/blog/dont-be-cheap/Advice for the frugal among usSat, 05 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/fear-and-pain/https://vbud.dev/blog/fear-and-pain/How to achieve a healthier relationship with of physical painTue, 24 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/critical/https://vbud.dev/blog/critical/Finding peace with my critical natureSun, 21 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/interviewing/https://vbud.dev/blog/interviewing/Some things I've learned about software engineering interviewsSun, 24 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/language-imprecision/https://vbud.dev/blog/language-imprecision/Some thoughts on language precision and where it helps and hurtsSun, 03 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/you-dont-have-to-be-prodigy/https://vbud.dev/blog/you-dont-have-to-be-prodigy/Advice for fellow impostersSun, 03 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/full-stack-engineer/https://vbud.dev/blog/full-stack-engineer/I finally understand a seemingly obvious truth about the benefits of full stack engineersSun, 18 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/be-proactive/https://vbud.dev/blog/be-proactive/A reflection on career advice I have given in the pastSun, 04 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/how-to-pm/https://vbud.dev/blog/how-to-pm/Karishma's approach to product managementSun, 04 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/conflict-avoidance/https://vbud.dev/blog/conflict-avoidance/How to find a healthy approach to, and relationship with, conflictSun, 28 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/engineer-designer-pm/https://vbud.dev/blog/engineer-designer-pm/My difficulties with roles in softwareSun, 21 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/beaten/https://vbud.dev/blog/beaten/The freedom that can come from defeatSun, 17 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/learning-how-to-think/https://vbud.dev/blog/learning-how-to-think/The professor who taught me how to thinkSun, 26 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/self-limiting-beliefs/https://vbud.dev/blog/self-limiting-beliefs/Are they always bad?Sun, 26 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/peace-through-understanding/https://vbud.dev/blog/peace-through-understanding/Why understanding seems to bring peace, and why its not always enoughSun, 19 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/words-of-wisdom/https://vbud.dev/blog/words-of-wisdom/Sayings that mean nothing until they suddenly doSun, 29 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/going-off-trail/https://vbud.dev/blog/going-off-trail/How a backpacking trip changed my perspective on lifeSun, 22 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/love/https://vbud.dev/blog/love/An adult in his mid-30s wonders what love isSun, 22 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/ask-for-help/https://vbud.dev/blog/ask-for-help/What my knee has taught me about learning when to ask for helpSun, 15 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/user-research/https://vbud.dev/blog/user-research/My evolving understanding of the role and value of user research in software developmentSun, 15 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/i-should-write/https://vbud.dev/blog/i-should-write/Reflections on motivation, habits, and "shoulds"Sun, 08 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/slow-down/https://vbud.dev/blog/slow-down/What my knee has taught me about knowing when to slow downSun, 10 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/knee-injury/https://vbud.dev/blog/knee-injury/What my knee has taught me about lifeSat, 09 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/unhappy-optimizer/https://vbud.dev/blog/unhappy-optimizer/How I optimized myself into a deep lack of fulfillmentSun, 27 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/assumed-limitations/https://vbud.dev/blog/assumed-limitations/What I learned from a Victorian gentlewoman about limitationsSun, 06 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/leaps-of-faith/https://vbud.dev/blog/leaps-of-faith/Reflections on my leaps of faith: why some worked out, and why some did notSun, 30 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/metricizing/https://vbud.dev/blog/metricizing/The quest to simplify life and work into numbersFri, 07 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/life-games/https://vbud.dev/blog/life-games/More thoughts on the games we playThu, 06 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/social-shock/https://vbud.dev/blog/social-shock/Learning what I want from spending time in the mountainsTue, 13 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/game/https://vbud.dev/blog/game/Understand which game you want to play, then find others playing that gameFri, 09 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/problems/https://vbud.dev/blog/problems/The kinds of software problems I like working onThu, 08 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/ideas/https://vbud.dev/blog/ideas/Various ideas for products and tools that I've had over the yearsTue, 06 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/composer/https://vbud.dev/blog/composer/Experiment in designing with existing design systemsFri, 14 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/god/https://vbud.dev/blog/god/An atheist comes to a new understanding of GodTue, 04 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/triads/https://vbud.dev/blog/triads/What I've learned about how to structure EPD teamsThu, 30 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbud.dev/blog/website/https://vbud.dev/blog/website/Fresh start for my websiteThu, 23 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT