18 / How I Maintain Open Source
I wrote a maintainer's guide for projects that didn't need one yet. Then I opened GitHub and found two pull requests waiting.
All Posts
Thoughts on software systems, architectural decisions, experiments, cross-project comparisons, and reflections on the engineering process.
SEPTEMBER 2026
17 / The Night an AI Agent Almost Ate My Drive
A routine cleanup step, unsupervised filesystem access, and the night an AI agent sweep almost wiped my active work.
16 / INTROVERT WITH AI
AI didn't change how I work. It removed the only reason I'd ever need to work differently.
AUGUST 2026
15 / North Star
On long-term ambition, foundational software, and accepting the uncertainty of the path ahead.
14 / HOW I WORK
The workflow, discipline, and practical engineering habits behind how I approach building software.
13 / ENGINEERING JOURNEY
The path from learning basic programming logic to designing distributed services and containerized evaluation harnesses.
12 / IDENTITY & INFLUENCES
The disciplines, visual craft, physical habits, and philosophy that shape how I approach building software.
11 / Why I Chose to Become an Engineer
A reflection on curiosity, problem-solving, building things from first principles, and why turning abstract ideas into working software felt like the right path.
10 / Same System, Different Languages
What I Learned From Building the Same Distributed Cache in Java and Python
9 / Building Agents Twice
From Context Unification to Agent Evaluation
JULY 2026
8 / Beyond the Black Box
Two Ways of Making AI Systems Less Black-Box
7 / Local Intelligence
Why I Kept the Intelligence Close to the Application
6 / Beyond an API Call
What Changes When the AI Stops Being a Single API Call
JUNE 2026
5 / Designing for Failure
When “The Model Answered” Isn’t Enough: Designing for Failure
4 / Real-Time, Evolved
The Evolution of My Real-Time Architecture
MAY 2026
3 / From Coursework to Systems
How My Projects Became More Serious
APRIL 2026
2 / Why One Backend Isn't Enough
Why Some of My Projects Need More Than One Backend
1 / Building for Production
What Building for Production Changed About How I Build