Hi there.

Welcome to Daniel Beck dot net, your source for all things Daniel and Beck. There are lots of photos here, most popularly Big Things in America. I don’t really know how to paint, but that doesn’t stop me trying. I’ve also got a blog, because I'm a web dinosaur still pretending the blogosphere hasn't been eaten by social media.

I also have a long history as a UX designer, software developer, and engineering manager. If you’re looking for information about me in a work context, here’s where to start, but (as is probably obvious by now) I’m not, like, super-formal about it or anything.

Recent Work

January 17, 2026:

Predictions about AI (I’m really bad at predictions)

I’ve been tidying up around here lately — as one does every few years when one maintains a long-lived, little-trafficked blog mostly out of a guilty s…

January 14, 2026:

What does it mean to be an engineering leader?

As an engineering leader, you have an important role to play in the growth of people, products, and the organization. Your job is not to manage people…

November 29, 2023:

Adventures in Obsolete Software

Gonna keep the names in this one a tiny bit vague because I'm not sure I should be talking about it in public. (How's that for a hook? Are you interes…

...and more

Recent Life

December 1, 2024:

Must be Friday

It’s 10:30 AM and I’m already four out of four for cancelled meetings.

April 1, 2024:

Frequently Used Emoji

When your "frequently used emoji" list on Slack consists of :grimacing: :fingers-crossed: :sweat-smile:

January 18, 2024:

Hold music

If you’re gonna have a music loop as your hold music, please try to cut it on the beat thank you. Signed, the guy on his twentieth minute of listening…

...and more