I'm Gerhard van Deventer. This site is the canonical home for everything I write — every post lives here first, before it syndicates to the newsletter or anywhere else.
Recent posts
Data Mesh Fails on Institutions, Not Technology
Almost every mesh I have watched decline failed for the same reason — and it was never the platform. An economist who never wrote a line of code explains why, and what to do about it.
Notes on Building a Quieter Web
A short case for fewer animations, narrower measures, and interfaces that get out of the way of the sentence you're trying to read.
Why Every Post Needs a Canonical URL
Syndication only works if every copy of a piece agrees on which one is the original. Here's why that single line of markup matters more than it looks.