Effort Has a Structure
Why Grit Isn't Enough
2 min
Writing
Thoughts on engineering, deep work, and building purposeful systems.
2026
Boring by Design
The Full-Stack TypeScript Stack I Actually Ship With
7 min
Another Year
Birthdays used to feel like arrival points.
1 min
Unsettled
I can’t say my life is fine.
1 min
Bridging Runtime Uncertainty and Compile-Time Guarantees
An examination of how runtime input is progressively constrained into compile-time guarantees using TypeScript’s type system
6 min
Tempering Ambition
Self-Awareness
1 min
How programming language paradigms actually emerge
A short history of complexity, abstraction, and constraint
5 min
Explicit Errors and Functional Cores
Building Predictable Systems in TypeScript
9 min
Scarcity in a World of Plenty
Every era believes it has arrived at the edge of a new world.
2 min
Now I Know – Tech Terms
Welcome to the second post in “Now I know - Tech Terms!”
1 min
AI Can Explain New Words
But Habits Make Them Stick
1 min
Why AI Loves the Em Dash (—)
This is part of Cool Stuff I Noticed—a series where I share small observations about tools, learning, and systems that quietly make life easier.
1 min
Small Keyboard Tricks
This is part of Cool Stuff I Noticed—a series where I share small observations about tools, learning, and systems that quietly make life easier.
1 min
Now I Know – Tech Terms
Welcome to the first post in “Now I Know – Tech Terms!”
2 min
The Anatomy of a WordPress Plugin
WordPress plugins often feel more complex than they are.
4 min
The Silicon Ceiling
In 2026, most software is built by layering one person’s “magic” on top of another’s.
2 min
Rediscovering Enterprise Architecture in TypeScript: A Meta-Framework Approach
I wanted to build a modern TypeScript backend with Node and Hono that felt as robust and predictable as the enterprise systems I had worked with — think Spring Boot, ASP.NET, classic OOP design
1 min
Built at a Cost
Part I: Epigraph — Setting the Soul
1 min