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Opinionated writing about software architecture, engineering leadership, AI, and the occasional Web3 war story.
May 4, 2026 aileadershipengineering-culturewar-storyclean-code
Two weeks of SDD on a real client team: 40% more tests, 80% of a feature shipped from PRD. The numbers needed a prepared codebase and the right chunk size.
April 13, 2026 aileadershipengineering-culturehot-take
Your AI pilot didn't fail. Your org never made the product decisions AI needs. Spec-Driven Development is what actually unlocks AI adoption.
May 20, 2025 web3war-storyarchitecture
What happens when a Web3 project moves fast, breaks things, and discovers that 'move fast' means something very different when smart contracts are immutable.
May 19, 2025 leadershiphot-takeengineering-culture
Individual output doesn't scale. The engineers who matter most are the ones who make everyone around them better.
May 15, 2025 AItoolingdeveloper-experience
AI-assisted development isn't about replacing engineers. It's about changing what 'senior' means when your tools can scaffold faster than you can type.
May 14, 2025 architectureAIclean-code
The patterns we built to manage human complexity turn out to be exactly what AI agents need. Clean architecture isn't legacy thinking — it's the future.