Johnnunemaker iconJohnnunemakerAug 26, 2026 ~1 min source read

The Hallway Track: Why AI Rewards People Who Already Have Taste

I joined Chris on The Hallway Track to talk about running Box Out Sports, Fireside, and Flipper while still maintaining open source projects like HTTParty. We covered a lot of ground in 50 minutes: why I gave up trying to focus, the production problem that led to Flipper, how feature flags change the way teams build software, and why taste might be the real advantage in the AI era.

The Hallway Track: Why AI Rewards People Who Already Have Taste

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I joined Chris on The Hallway Track to talk about running Box Out Sports, Fireside, and Flipper while still maintaining open source projects like HTTParty.

We covered a lot of ground in 50 minutes: why I gave up trying to focus, the production problem that led to Flipper, how feature flags change the way teams build software, and why taste might be the real...

I spent years feeling like I was broken because I couldn't focus on one thing.

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I joined Chris on The Hallway Track to talk about running Box Out Sports, Fireside, and Flipper while still maintaining open source projects like HTTParty. We covered a lot of ground in 50 minutes: why I gave up trying to focus, the production problem that led to Flipper, how feature flags change the way teams build software, and why taste might be the real advantage in the AI era. I spent years feeling like I was broken because I couldn't focus on one thing.

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  • Everyone tells you focus is how you do something big and great, but I like having a lot of things going.
  • If I get jammed on one project, I can switch to the next most important thing on…

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