Notes

Thoughts and ideas.

Short reads on design engineering, architecture, and product craft.

Sep 26, 20261 min read

AI or CA?

If it is not really intelligent, then what?

TechnologyToolsAI

Mar 18, 20261 min read

Deep modules beat clever interfaces

A small interface with the hard part hidden behind it. Callers should get to skip the mess.

ArchitectureSoftware Design

Feb 12, 20261 min read

Feature flags are consent infrastructure

A flag only engineers can read is a deploy tool. A flag a person can read is something else.

Feature FlagsExperimentation

Dec 11, 20251 min read

Pragmatic architecture is a sequence of small bets

Big rewrites feel like the senior move. Smaller bets you can undo usually get you further.

ArchitectureEngineering

Nov 4, 20251 min read

Stoicism and the work

You don't control the review. You control the next decision.