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The
Codeless Code

An illustrated collection of (sometimes violent) fables
concerning the Art and Philosophy of software development,
written in the spirit of Zen kōans

(You can also browse by name or topic.)

Case	Title	Geekiness	Date
234	Ozymandias	1	2016-07-10
233	The Falling and the Rising Rain	2	2016-07-04
232	Education	2	2016-06-19
231	Laziness	0	2016-06-12
230	All Together Now	2	2016-06-06
229	The Recommended Approach	2	2016-05-30
228	The Trembling Giant	1	2016-04-17
227	You Are What You Eat	2	2016-04-10
226	Spring, Fall	1	2016-03-14
225	The Three Most Terrifying Words	2	2016-03-06
224	Unsupported Accusations	0	2016-02-21
223	Hidden Costs	1	2016-02-15
222	Stand-In	2	2016-01-31
221	Indigestion	3	2016-01-25
220	The Two Hard Things	1	2016-01-18
219	Nothing Really Matters	3	2016-01-10
218	The Terminal Retrospectives: or, After the Deployment	2	2016-01-02
217	The Chimera's Egg	2	2015-12-08
216	Proxy	1	2015-11-30
215	FAQ	1	2015-11-23
214	Streams of Consciousness	3	2015-11-16
213	The Imperfect Mirror	3	2015-11-08
212	Seasons	1	2015-11-01
211	No Magic	3	2015-10-18
210	Hygiene	2	2015-10-13
209	Submerged	3	2015-10-04
208	Wolf in the Fold	2	2015-09-27
207	Parrot	1	2015-09-20
206	Inaction Hero	1	2015-09-13
205	Plural Effusion	2	2015-09-06
204	Night Shift	2	2015-08-30
203	In the Stars	0	2015-08-22
202	Anchors Aweigh	2	2015-08-15
201	Ignorance is Bliss	1	2015-07-26
200	The Boolean	2	2015-07-19
199	Unwitting Accomplice	2	2015-07-12
198	This Too Shall Pass	0	2015-07-05
197	Forgiveness	2	2015-06-29
196	Fee	2	2015-06-22
195	The Magician's Code	3	2015-06-15
194	Stray	2	2015-06-08
193	The Vicious Circle	1	2015-05-31
192	The Four Words of Distress: Part Two	2	2015-05-25
191	The Four Words of Distress: Part One	2	2015-05-18
190	To Make An Omelette	2	2015-05-03
189	The Dense Forest	2	2015-04-26
188	Tough Love	0	2015-04-18
187	Exit Interview	3	2015-04-12
186	Nothing, Forever	0	2015-04-07
184	Life	2	2015-03-22
183	Choosing Your Battles	1	2015-03-14
182	Mousetrap	2	2015-03-08
181	Future Imperfect	1	2015-03-01
180	Past Perfect	1	2015-02-22
179	Walking the Path	1	2015-02-10
178	Unity	3	2015-01-25
177	The Tool-Shed	2	2015-01-19
176	Many Happy Returns	2	2015-01-11
175	Flat Shark	2	2015-01-01
174	Out of the Zone	0	2014-12-28
173	Lost Peer	3	2014-12-21
172	Lesson One	0	2014-12-07
171	Initial Conditions	3	2014-11-30
170	The Purple Beggar	1	2014-11-23
169	Best Practices	1	2014-11-16
168	Horizontal, Vertical	2	2014-11-09
167	Back to Basics	3	2014-11-02
166	Tempus Fugit	3	2014-10-26
165	Failsafe	2	2014-10-19
164	Paradox	0	2014-09-30
163	Vacation	0	2014-09-23
162	All According to Plan	1	2014-09-15
161	Triangle	3	2014-09-08
160	The Eye of the Beholder	1	2014-08-31
159	Blocks	0	2014-08-25
158	Monday, Monday	2	2014-08-17
157	Captive Audience	2	2014-08-10
156	The Garden Path	2	2014-08-03
155	Don't Help	3	2014-07-26
154	A Bridge To Nowhere	1	2014-07-20
153	The Red Circle	0	2014-07-13
152	What Lies Beneath	3	2014-07-06
151	The Summer Scarf	2	2014-06-28
150	Undone	1	2014-06-22
149	The First Finger	2	2014-06-14
148	Subtle Art	3	2014-06-07
147	Bawan's Table	3	2014-06-01
146	Box Model	2	2014-05-25
145	Five Years	1	2014-05-18
144	Mnemonic	1	2014-05-11
143	Monolith	3	2014-05-04
142	The Blind Leading the Blind	2	2014-04-27
141	Ill Met By Moonlight	0	2014-04-20
140	Heartbleed	2	2014-04-13
139	Feedback	0	2014-04-05
138	The Province of Eternal Crisis	2	2014-03-30
137	The 1000 Words	3	2014-03-23
136	Unsupported Protocol	0	2014-03-15
135	Ass-Backwards Compatibility	2	2014-03-09
134	Thin Ice	3	2014-03-01
133	Dead Language	2	2014-02-20
132	Interpreter	3	2014-02-15
131	Don't Think	2	2014-02-08
130	The First Mantra	1	2014-02-03
129	Like a Rolling Stone	2	2014-01-27
128	The Prison of Infinite Pleasures	3	2014-01-19
127	State Change	1	2014-01-12
126	Tea for Two	2	2014-01-05
125	Power	0	2013-12-28
124	The Hidden Variable	0	2013-12-22
123	Order and Chaos	2	2013-12-14
122	Craftsmanship	1	2013-12-07
121	Where Angels Fear to Thread	2	2013-11-29
120	Plug and Play	1	2013-11-24
119	Sushi	1	2013-11-15
118	Clay	2	2013-11-10
117	Bareback	3	2013-11-01
116	Trust No One	1	2013-10-24
115	Pain	3	2013-10-18
114	Character Assassination	1	2013-10-11
113	Black Sheep	2	2013-10-07
112	Speak to Me	2	2013-09-21
111	Labyrinth	1	2013-09-17
110	The Trunk	2	2013-09-15
109	The Ties that Bind	3	2013-09-03
108	Sweet Tooth	3	2013-09-01
107	Babel	2	2013-08-23
106	The "I" In Team	0	2013-08-15
105	Navigation	1	2013-08-03
104	Guardrails	2	2013-07-28
103	The Black Enamel Box	2	2013-07-21
102	Paddle	1	2013-07-12
101	Accountability	1	2013-07-05
100	Ten Thousand Mistakes	0	2013-06-24
99	Queen Error	2	2013-06-22
98	Anti Matter	2	2013-06-13
97	Flammable	3	2013-06-08
96	Stateless	2	2013-06-01
95	Roses are Red	3	2013-05-25
94	Conventions	2	2013-05-18
93	You Take the High Road	2	2013-05-11
92	Still Waters	0	2013-05-03
91	The Soul of Wit	1	2013-04-30
90	Not A Number	3	2013-04-21
89	Version Control	2	2013-04-10
88	Suku's Adviser	1	2013-04-07
87	The Concubine's Fog	3	2013-03-31
86	Liberation	1	2013-03-24
85	Suku's Golden Mean	3	2013-03-17
84	What It Says On The Tin	2	2013-03-10
83	Consequences	2	2013-03-03
82	Jinyu's Tack	2	2013-02-24
81	Bubble Sort	1	2013-02-15
80	A Breed Apart	0	2013-02-06
79	Cave Canem	1	2013-02-03
78	Crashing the Third Gate	1	2013-01-20
77	The Upside-Down Abbey	0	2013-01-19
76	Myong's Cat	3	2013-01-12
75	Fear of Commitment	2	2013-01-05
74	Bathwater	2	2012-12-30
73	The White Pearl	2	2012-12-24
72	Too Eager	3	2012-12-15
71	The Six Unwelcome Hosts	3	2012-12-08
70	System	2	2012-12-02
69	Up To Date	2	2012-11-25
68	Decay	0	2012-11-17
67	Grease	1	2012-11-11
66	Porpoise	0	2012-11-04
65	Two Choices	3	2012-10-28
64	Three Beggars	3	2012-10-21
63	Shackles	2	2012-10-13
62	Confusion	1	2012-10-06
61	Weight	1	2012-10-02
60	The Watchdog	1	2012-09-30
58	Enough to Hang Yourself By	2	2012-09-19
57	Precision	2	2012-09-16
56	Bear Necessities	0	2012-09-12
54	Knots	1	2012-09-02
52	Buckets	0	2012-08-17
50	Adapter	2	2013-08-03
49	Banzen's investigation	0	2012-07-28
48	Silence	1	2012-07-20
47	The Origin of All	2	2012-07-15
46	The Greatest Aspiration	1	2012-07-09
45	Full Circle	3	2012-07-08
44	The Backwards Monk	1	2012-07-04
43	Holes	2	2011-06-08
42	Triggers	3	2011-05-18
41	Garbage	2	2011-03-24
40	Authority	0	2011-05-12
39	The River of Tea	2	2011-05-12
38	Language	0	2011-05-05
37	Simulation	2	2011-06-07
36	Division	0	2011-05-15
35	Sparrow Breaks Free	2	2011-05-01
34	The Naming of Names	2	2011-04-20
33	Fear	1	2011-04-20
32	Weeds	0	2011-03-29
31	The Eloquent Sandal	2	2011-03-29
30	Cups	3	2011-03-26
29	Goldfish	1	2011-03-26
28	Echo	1	2011-03-26
27	Koan Zero	0	2011-03-26
26	The Uncorrected Monk	0	2010-11-26
25	Compromise	0	2010-11-25
24	The Red Notebook	1	2010-11-25
23	Shape	0	2010-11-25
22	Safety	2	2010-11-23
21	Interrupt	2	2010-11-21
20	Neither Yes Nor No	2	2010-11-20
19	By Any Other Name	2	2010-11-18
18	Necessary Features	1	2010-11-17
17	Not Invented By Me	1	2010-11-16
16	Documentation	0	2010-11-15
15	Immutable	3	2010-11-14
14	Hello, World	1	2010-11-13
13	Evolution	0	2010-11-12
12	Effect	1	2010-11-11
11	Cages	2	2010-11-11
10	Pride	1	2010-11-11
9	Infinities	1	2010-11-10
8	Reduce, Reuse, Recycle	0	2010-11-10
7	The Enemy of the Good	1	2010-11-09
6	Empty	3	2010-11-09
5	Void	2	2010-11-09
4	Willows	0	2010-11-08
3	Encapsulation	2	2010-11-08
2	Unknown Unknowns	0	2010-11-04
1	The Small Stuff	0	2010-11-03

The Applicant

An open-ended chronicle which follows the journey of a young novice to the Temple of the Morning Brass Gong. A companion piece to "The Codeless Code".

Case	Title	Geekiness	Date
1.5	The Applicant: The Iron Cookpot	2	2012-09-23
1.4	The Applicant: The Bundle	1	2012-08-26
1.3	The Applicant: Doing the Math	1	2012-08-26
1.2	The Applicant: Anantha's Fountain	1	2012-08-12
1.1	The Applicant: The Hermit	2	2012-08-05

Talks I've Given

Hacking the mind: How Art can help us to talk (and teach) technology. Presented September 2014 at ABB DevDay 2014 in Krakow, Poland.

Other Works

Ancient Code How I used to code the Apple ][ in assembly/hex back in Ancient Times.

The Devil Take Them, Everyone Part of the Dark Yule collection, another writing project of mine. Dark Yule contains my (somewhat twisted) takes on various Christmas legends.

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