Essays

Essays on building software

Longer pieces start as my notes, get drafted with a model, and are edited by me. Each one carries its paper trail at the end: the notes, the prompts, and what I changed by hand.

The bar for a post

Something has to need the length before it becomes an essay here. Shorter things go to the log, where most of the thinking happens.

By the numbers

2 essays
1 with a paper trail

  1. Why I built a log instead of a blog

    A blog dies of friction. A log survives it. Notes on choosing short, honest entries — and on marking exactly where AI helped.

    ✦ co-written3 min read#meta#ai#writing
  2. Rebuilding my site as a builder's home base

    Why I moved away from the classic portfolio template toward something that answers 'what does it feel like to work with this engineer' in ten seconds.

    ✎ by hand2 min read#meta#design#portfolio

Shorter, faster notes live in the log. Same honesty, less ceremony.