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Hello

Hi, I'm
Kris Walker

I'm working on a rapid web development framework called Kixx. I think we should be able to build web sites and applications blazingly fast, without having to review and rewrite piles of AI generated code. But, most of all, just because I'm insanely passionate about the World Wide Web.

I also curate a web magazine called www.kixx.news where I post collections of interesting blog posts and artifacts about the Web and web development (You should check it out -- I think you'll like it).

Join my little newsletter to follow along with Kixx and our rapidly changing web development world. Or, ping me on the social channels below. I'd love hear from you!

Resources

Some things I've collected that you might find useful too.

Writing

Here are some highlights of what I've written. Or, check out the full list of essays to get it all.

  • Good takes effort

    I’ve been reflecting on all the swirl around vibe coding and AI code generation and come to a comforting conclusion: Good work takes effort, and there is no shortcut for that.

  • Make Your Own Luck

    Luck plays a role in our successes and failures. But we can make our own luck if we take deliberate action to make ourselves a target for it.

  • How to build a great software engineering team.

    Being a software engineering leader isn't about building great software. It's about building great teams. Great teams build great software.

  • The Vintage Software Engineer

    I tend to downplay most of the new shiny things that younger people get excited about. But maybe that's just a side effect of getting older?

More on my essays page.