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I build with AI and write about what I learn.
20+ years of software development, writing about AI workflows, technical leadership, and the craft of building things.
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Start Here - 3 hand-picked articles

The Future is Bespoke, Personalized Software
Every app I use is about 70% right. The last 30% never ships because the addressable market for it is one person -- me.

The Local-First App Skill
A reusable blueprint that tells Claude Code how to build a single-user app -- Next.js, node:sqlite, a pure logic core.

I Built an AI-Friendly UI Pattern Library
A UI pattern library where every pattern ships the prompt that rebuilds it, so a coding agent can put it in your codebase instead of you copying CSS.
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I Built an AI-Friendly UI Pattern LibraryEvery pattern ships the prompt that rebuilds it. | 2026-08-14 |
The Future is Bespoke, Personalized SoftwareSeven apps that are 100% right for one person. | 2026-07-09 |
The Local-First App SkillSo every app I build comes out the same shape. | 2026-07-09 |
An Honest Opinion on the State of Code Gen AI, Spring 2026 EditionAgentic harnesses, multi-agent architectures, and what still needs to change. | 2026-03-25 |
I, AI: The Weight of Equal Parts (Part 3)Short story. A lunar mining base's AI starts overassigning crews. | 2026-02-27 |
The Claude Code DrawbacksSkipped tests, weakened assertions, scope creep, and context rot. | 2026-02-27 |
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