“I am in search of nothing but an unfair advantage. To exploit the design or intention of a physical system which renders the impossible to be possible, if only for a moment, the right moment.” - Mark Donohue The Unfair Advantage

About

My name is Brian Austin and I’m a software engineer, architect and technologist building products and services in .NET on Azure.

I am a supporter of Open Source Software and Internet Archival

Six years managing remote teams

I focus on three content areas:

  • Personal Productivity
    • How to work effectively in a professional environment
    • Memory hacks and note taking systems
    • Recommended technical resources and content channels
  • Remote Work
    • How to lead a distributed development workforce
    • Working with non-US based contractors
    • Team culture in a remote environment
  • Technology Experiments
    • Rapid prototyping with AI
    • Emerging technology and tools
    • Celebrating the joy of creation with code

I also write a very occasional free newsletter Brain Notes where I post AI prompts and research that I find insightful.

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I enjoy teaching others, and prepping people for the 😱 terrors of Dev Life 😂

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