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Notes from building software
and everything around it.
Software architecture, engineering leadership, AI agents, music, discipline, and the occasional detour.
Branding
Start your project with proper Open Graph images
May 29, 2026 · 7 min read
Why I design Open Graph images at the start of a project, what a useful preview needs, and how it changes sharing and first impressions.
AI Engineering
Working with LLMs taught me how to run a kitchen
Apr 18, 2026 · 17 min read
Shipping one LLM feature is easy. Shipping the tenth is where process matters. How we built a workflow system at Ailu with steps, pipelines, workers, prompt engineering, and smart model routing.
Productivity
7 things I pay for to buy back time
Apr 9, 2026 · 7 min read
Seven recurring tasks I delegate, automate, or pay for, including the weekly hours I estimate each choice saves.
Music & Culture
Why Olivia Dean was the best artist of 2025
Feb 10, 2026 · 15 min read
Why Olivia Dean was my artist of 2025, from the Brazilian harmony in her songs to her arrangements, performances, and album sequencing.
Gaming & Life
What childhood games taught us
Jan 20, 2026 · 8 min read
What Mario, Zelda, Tetris, and Pokémon taught a generation about experimentation, persistence, systems, and playing together.
Personal Development
What Michael Phelps's training can teach us about discipline
Dec 7, 2025 · 17 min read
A practical look at consistency, rehearsal, measurement, recovery, and mental health through Michael Phelps's training career.
AI Engineering
AI agents and the future of software
Dec 7, 2025 · 9 min read
How tool use, the ReAct loop, multi-agent workflows, security boundaries, and evaluations change the way agent software is designed.
Mobile Performance
React Native's New Architecture: JSI, Fabric, and TurboModules
Dec 6, 2025 · 7 min read
How JSI, Fabric, and TurboModules replace the old Bridge, plus practical guidance for migrating an existing React Native app.
Mental Models
Five books for learning systems thinking
Dec 5, 2025 · 10 min read
Five books about feedback loops, constraints, organizational learning, soft systems, and how complex systems drift into failure.
Backend Engineering
Laravel: Why the ecosystem matters more than the framework
Dec 4, 2025 · 9 min read
How Laravel connects local development, application code, deployment, education, and commercial tools into one coherent ecosystem.
Music & Culture
The 10 greatest albums ever made
Aug 1, 2025 · 21 min read
Ten albums I keep returning to, with notes on their performances, production choices, sequencing, and influence.
Writing & Productivity
Writing with Markdown triggers
Mar 1, 2025 · 17 min read
A reference for adding metadata, callouts, stat grids, math, quotes, and other components to Markdown posts.