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Opinions, formed at the keyboard.

Short, opinionated essays on how we build — the model, the rescues, the craft. Written between projects, kept rare on purpose.

• The modelMay 2026 · 4 min read

  Why one senior engineer beats a team of five

  Boutique isn't a constraint we apologize for. It's the whole argument.

• RescuesMarch 2026 · 5 min read

  Rescuing a codebase without stopping the business

  Inherited code is a constraint, not a death sentence — if you climb instead of leap.