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Jun 2026 — present

Thoughts.

A quiet corner for thinking out loud — essays on engineering, products, and the occasional observation that wouldn't fit in a commit message.

Featured June 18, 2026 · 2 min read On Building in Public Without Performing Building in public became a genre, and genres invite performance. A note on doing the work in the open without letting the audience shape the work. Read the essay

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Why I Write Things Down

Writing is not documentation. It is the cheapest thinking tool I own, and the one I neglect most.

Mar 2026
2 min read
writing
systems
personal

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The Unsexy Work of Systems

Every great software product is mostly plumbing. The teams that accept this early get to enjoy it; the ones that don't, don't.

Sep 2025
2 min read
engineering
systems

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