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6 postsPractical notes on software engineering, AI, delivery, and building systems that last.
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CultureFearless: A Film About Strength, Humility, and Purpose
Why Jet Li's Fearless has stayed with me for years, and what its story understands about ambition, loss, discipline, and the purpose of strength.
ToolsElwood: A Purpose-Built Language for JSON Transformation
A practical look at Elwood, a functional JSON transformation language designed for readable pipelines and consistent behavior across .NET and TypeScript.
AI systemsAI Coding Agents in 2026: What Has Actually Changed
Coding agents have moved beyond autocomplete. A practical look at where they create leverage, where they still fail, and why experienced engineering judgment matters more than ever.
AI systemsProduction Multi-Agent Systems: The Architecture Behind the Demo
A production-focused guide to orchestration, state, tool boundaries, evaluation, observability, and the operational controls multi-agent systems need to become dependable.
EngineeringBuilding a Maintainable Portfolio with Next.js and MDX
Why I replaced a database-backed content workflow with Next.js, MDX, and version-controlled content, and what the decision taught me about choosing architecture that matches the problem.
ToolsAutomating an Etsy to WooCommerce Image Migration
How I turned a repetitive Etsy image migration into a small, reliable Python workflow, including the edge cases that mattered and the engineering lessons behind the solution.