Thankfully, I was able to find the article using the Wayback Machine provided by the Internet Archive. I also found some of the awesome articles written by Vera Horiuchi.

Eli and Vera are among the most talents people I’ve ever worked with, but alas even more than me they weren’t software developers, and we were living in a software developer world.

Sure, there is some nostalgia mixed into my sadness, but the destruction of these documents is a good reminder of some things:

• Software is a lot more than code. It is an experience and different participants will appreciate different aspects.
• A team needs to have diverse leadership to create an experience that will meet many people’s needs.
• Respect and love your leaders even if you don’t understand their expertise. Seek guidance from experts you trust that do understand that area.
• Do garden your knowledge, but be careful not to discard knowledge out of ignorance. Technology today allows us to archive the knowledge for others to benefit from, refresh, or transfer.