Essay
The Velocity Paradox: Faster Code, More Work to Verify
A large test conversion shows why faster implementation shifts attention to the evidence needed before adoption.
Ideas
Things I’ve been thinking about.
Notes on building software, trying AI tools, and figuring things out as I go.
Essay
Building Systems That Stay Legible
An API performance investigation, a webhook refactor, and four questions for making the next change easier to understand.
Operating note
Notes on Using Gemini 3 and GPT-5-Codex
An archived account of choosing between a responsive editing loop and a more deliberate pass through repository context.
Archive
Everything published so far
Operating note
How to Build Agency When You're Smart Enough to Wait Forever
A before-lunch exercise for sharing rough work, asking earlier, and telling a useful pause from avoidant delay.
Operating note
Notes on Using Gemini 3 and GPT-5-Codex
An archived account of choosing between a responsive editing loop and a more deliberate pass through repository context.
Essay
The Velocity Paradox: Faster Code, More Work to Verify
A large test conversion shows why faster implementation shifts attention to the evidence needed before adoption.
Essay
Building Systems That Stay Legible
An API performance investigation, a webhook refactor, and four questions for making the next change easier to understand.