George Mathieson
Hi, I’m George. I build web applications with a focus on the human element — making complex things feel simple to use. This is my journal: notes from my journey in software development, on the craft of building software and the messier business of actually delivering it.
Latest posts
- The Process Is Fine (Everything Is Late)
The ceremonies all happen, the board is immaculate, and the deadlines still whoosh past. Two honest questions to ask before you change your process again.
- Forecasting Without Story Points
“When will it be done?” deserves a better answer than a gut feel dressed up as a number. Monte Carlo simulation on plain throughput data can give one.
- Show Me the Impact
Outputs are easy to count. Outcomes are what matter. Notes on measuring whether the work we ship actually changed anything.
- The Invisible Users
Just got back from UX London and honestly, the talks on accessibility hit different. Time to make inclusivity a first-class feature, not an afterthought.