Full stack Engineering Leader. Coach. Speaker. Workflow enthusiast. I have opinions about things.

Brisbane, Queensland
Joined June 2013
I'll be back at Laracon AU in November with my big bald head and a bunch of __opinions__. If you like Formula 1, high speed crashes, and working so fast it looks irresponsible (but I promise it's not!) I'd love to see you there!
Meet @GregSkerman At #LaraconAU, Greg will show how reducing unpredictability and limiting consequences helps teams move faster without increasing risk. Hear from Greg, then explore the talk laracon.au/talks/safe-at-any…
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LinkedIn’s “seems like ai slop” button is _the_ software feature of 2026
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Can we all agree to stop using the "if you are not <doing x>, you are falling behind" hook in every piece of AI related learning content out there? Please?
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New personal LinkedIn policy - if your first message to me is selling me something, or trying to get me on a call to sell something (even with promises of "not selling anything" - sure sure), I'm blocking. I STG every morning there's 12 of these lazy automated cold messages :(
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I'm in my "mark as spam - delete" era for cold emails.
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Greg Skerman retweeted
What got you here won't get you there. The architecture worked. The process worked. The tool worked. Then the constraints changed. Four talks explore what happens when growth changes what "good" looks like. laracon.au/schedule
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This. Backlogs are queues of inventory. Good ideas have a shelf life. Backlogs have a carrying cost. What you are working on plus _maybe_ the next couple of things. No more.
Delete your backlog. It’s not real. What’s important now?
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Laracon is back in Brisbane again this year, and one of my talks was selected 😱 . Hope to see everyone in November!
Tickets for #LaraconAU 2026 are now on sale. 🎟 Early Bird $599 📅 4-6 Nov 📍 Brisbane The full programme, schedule, speakers, and talk details are now live at laracon.au #Laravel #LaraconAU
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Software requirements are typically written at the moment of peak ignorance
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To me, the whole idea of managing scope is antiquated and not particularly useful. It assumes a fixed up-front plan from which you can deviate. It assumes a schedule based on that up-front plan. However, scope defined upfront does not work, and it never has. The notion also assumes project thinking, where you estimate based on that up-front plan. To me, all of this is dysfunctional. It's best to figure out what to do next by doing the current thing (and getting feedback). Talk to your customers to figure out where to start. Pick the smallest core of the core of the core idea and build that. Get feedback. Use that feedback to decide what to do next. Release immediately to get revenue sooner. There are no projects. There is no "scope" to creep. There's just a continuous stream of added value. Stop when there's nothing valuable to add.
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The older I get the harder time I have with “respect is something that must earned”. Respect should be the default. It’s not that hard :/
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I feel so personally attacked.
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Bris Laravel meetup has been on a year long hiatus. I’m sorry. Stuff’s been busy busy. What do my Brisbane friends think of a pre Christmas get together? No talks. No stress. Just some drinks and good vibes?
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Tree looking a bit tired. Might be time for a new one next year.
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Christmas decoration day. Six white boomers on repeat.
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I truly love working with software. But man am I hype-tired these days 😮‍💨
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I’m hiring! If you love Laravel, React, Inertia and Tailwind, and you’re in South East Queensland jump in my DMs and let’s chat.
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Two consulting slots left for this year. Need a hand building your team? Need help with strategy and direction setting? Need help with your workflow and delivery cadence? Need some career advice? Hit me up :)
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Eventually the iPhone camera bump will get so big the phone will have uniform thickness again….
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