It's Never Been About the Code
Writing software was never the purpose of engineering - it was the mechanism. AI is automating implementation faster than judgement, and that's why the profession still matters.
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Thoughts on AI, technology, leadership, and building great software.
The Silence Between Meetings
Free WiFi on a train is a lie - but an hour unplugged is a gift. Why leaders need purposeful silence to join the dots.
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From Idea to Open Source in a Day: Building Markwell with Cursor
How I used Cursor to go from a blank canvas to a published, polished Electron markdown viewer — complete with CI, tests, and open source scaffolding.
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