Business & Perspective
In progress
I've Been Coding Since 1999. Here's What Hasn't Changed.
Tables became flexbox, jQuery became React, and we still argue about naming things. The constants worth knowing.
// Writing
Notes from a curious engineer.
Technical deep dives, things I've learned, ideas I'm exploring, and occasional reminders that software is built by humans.
Practical AI
In progress
Building RAG Systems That Actually Find the Right Information
Most RAG problems are retrieval problems. Chunking, hybrid search, reranking, and evaluating each step on its own.
Practical AI
In progress
Hybrid Search vs. Vector Search: When Each One Makes Sense
Embeddings are great at meaning and bad at part numbers. How to combine them with keyword search, and when not to.
Python & Django
In progress
Why Django Is Still My Favourite Backend Framework
Batteries included, boring in the best way, and still the fastest route from idea to something reliable.
Open Source & Teaching
In progress
What Teaching 750,000 People Taught Me About Software Engineering
Explaining code to beginners exposes every assumption you make. That turns out to be a useful engineering habit.
Mobile & Commerce
In progress
Building Mobile Apps with Expo and React Native
Project setup, native modules, maps, and the release workflow that keeps two app stores happy.
Engineering & Architecture
In progress
The Business Problem Matters More Than the Framework
Choosing technology after you understand the problem, and what happens when you do it the other way around.
Business & Perspective
In progress
What Building Startups Taught Me About Engineering
Lessons from founding products: scope, speed, maintenance, and the code you should not write.