When an idea has to work.

The next useful version beats the perfect description.

Give the idea a job

Some of my projects exist because an idea wouldn’t leave me alone. Others exist because they could become something bigger. One already has.

A project gives an idea a job. Who should it make things easier for, and what do they need to understand first? Answering that well is the actual work.

An idea can sound convincing long before it works. The words are clear, but the experience isn’t. That gap is what I look for, usually a step that asks too much of someone.

Make the next version specific

The next useful version beats the perfect description. With a version, someone can try for themselves whether the idea works.

So every change has to leave something better than it was yesterday, even if it is only a clearer explanation. The steps stay small and concrete, however big the thing behind them.

Computer science at TU Wien tells me how something can be built. What I enjoy most is deciding what is worth building and making it easy for others to understand.