Thoughts
Writing on software engineering, tools, and the craft of building things.
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Latest 11 min readThe agents write the code. I build the checks.
Agents write nearly all of my code now. More of my time goes into investigating, writing specs and working out how to catch mistakes before they ship.
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5 min readThe Jigsaw Doesn't Make You a Carpenter
After 20 years of fixing computers and building software, most people don't want to build apps. AI doesn't change that.
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11 min readHow to do effective code reviews
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12 min readA practical guide to cutting Claude Code token usage by 50%+
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8 min readAI Is Not the Bottleneck. Your Organization Is
Notes from a Copenhagen Claude Code meetup, and why code quality, small PRs, and organizational coherence still matter more than agent tricks.
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7 min readA feature should carry its own explanation
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8 min readFeedback
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4 min readJudgment
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7 min readA Morning Conversation About Leadership
A conversation with my CTO about why leadership is so hard to write about, and why most leadership advice falls apart the moment you try to use it.
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2 min readJust Make a Decision
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10 min readThe Offloaded Mind
On learning like an interpreter, handing cognition to capable systems, and what happens when organizations expect speed without room to understand.
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5 min readWe Are the Culture
Culture is not what a company says. It is what people repeat, what leaders reward, and what everyone learns is normal.
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5 min readMake $5
Takeaway from a Copenhagen founder panel: early go-to-market is less about playbooks and more about finding the first customer willing to pay.
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6 min readFrom Inspired to expired (Marty, we need a new book)
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