About

I build software for a living — mostly tools that take the friction out of other developers' work.

I like to reason about things. I like to build and improve systems. I like to make problems disappear.

I've spent a lot of time thinking about thinking. Most of what I've learned boils down to this:

• The world rewards smarter action, not smarter ideas.
• Becoming wise is mostly learning that your last great epiphany was only half the story.

Outside of that, I think the world we live in is fascinating; that ambition is good; and you should try to make life a little brighter for others whenever you can.

Why the name dongerous?

My friends call me Don. For a long time my Instagram handle was hot_and_dongerous — a play on the Ke$ha song "We R Who We R". (Additional and unnecessary note: in high school I also parodied her song "Tik Tok" for an assignment on Macbeth.)

If anything here interests you, I'd love to connect.

Reach me at lyndon@dongerous.com.