Archive - CodedShapes

Planning Should Scale With Uncertainty

A correct hunch isn’t enough to start building something

Sep 10 • Braden Koh

The Proposal I Shouldn’t Have Written

Part of confidence is being able to stand my ground

Sep 3 • Braden Koh

August 2026

What Does It Take to Trust a Custom Tool?

Digital Ownership is more than just building

Aug 27 • Braden Koh

The Three Agreements Before I Build Anything

Clarity and Alignment

Aug 20 • Braden Koh

No One's Around To Tell Me I'm Wrong

Rabbit holes are just so easy to find when you're on your own

Aug 13 • Braden Koh

The Business Models of Digital Work in AEC

Which is better, product, service, or a bit of both ?

Aug 6 • Braden Koh

Key Value Search, the Vlookup of Grasshopper

Match multiple list structures with this component

Aug 4 • Braden Koh

July 2026

Being Billable Isn't the Same as Being Valuable

It took me a long time to learn this

Jul 30 • Braden Koh

Selling Work That's Hard To Explain

It's always been hard telling people what I do

Jul 23 • Braden Koh

I'm Starting CodedConstructs

A digital consultancy to help AEC teams be more efficient

Jul 16 • Braden Koh

Has Computational Design Ruined My Career?

A decade of uncertainty brought me here

Jul 9 • Braden Koh

Your Tools Don't Last Because It's Nobody's Job

If you have internal tools, you know how this ends

Jul 2 • Braden Koh

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