About
About Second Stratum
Second Stratum is written for people who build things that have to keep working after the person who built them has moved on. The publication is small on purpose. Each page is checked against the same rules before it is published.
What we publish
Three kinds of work appear here. Guides explain how structured plans and records are made. Labs let a method run on a canvas so that its steps can be watched. Notes give the reasoning behind a decision the publication has made, including the decisions it chose not to make. Every entry is written to be read on its own.
Who reads it
01
Project leads who inherit work.
You took over a project partway through, and the notes are thinner than you need. The method guide is written for that moment.
02
Independent operators.
You run a practice on your own and need records that will still make sense after a quiet month away from them.
03
Students of search and structure.
You want to see breadth-first and depth-first methods behave differently on the same grid before you read the proofs.
04
People who keep their own paperwork.
You want a calm system for personal or household files. We cover the structure of a record. We do not cover the decisions inside it.
What we decline to publish
We do not publish price predictions, investment picks, treatment protocols, or legal strategies. We do not show client logos, testimonials, or audience figures, because none of them belong to the work described here. When a topic touches money, health, or the law, we describe the considerations and leave the decision with the reader and a qualified professional.
The voice
We write in short sentences and plain words, and we prefer a worked example to a claim. When a term has a precise meaning, we define it once and keep to that meaning. We would rather be exact than impressive, and we would rather admit a limit than hide one.
Corrections
A correction is made on the page it concerns. The revised text says what changed and why, and the change stays visible. If you think an entry is wrong, write to the desk and name the page.