Writing archive
The article stream, in one place.
Articles are listed newest first. The foundational essays live on the Writing index, because they are the arguments the rest of the work rests on.
Where Should You Build in the AI Stack?
Build or buy is the wrong frame. The useful question is which layers of the stack deserve your own engineering.
Read articleCollaboration Sprawl Is an Architecture Problem
Fragmented collaboration platforms produce fragmented intelligence. Coherence is an architecture decision, not a purchase.
Read articleFive Engineering Problems Under AI Automation
Identity, data quality, failure behavior, accountability, and scope decide whether an agent demonstration ever reaches production.
Read articleAI Code Has No Fingerprints
Generated code arrives confident and clean whether it is right or wrong, which changes what code review is for.
Read articleWhy I Still Write Code
Moving up usually means moving away from the work. Staying close to the material is what makes technical judgment credible.
Read articleRespect Is Not Trust
Competence earns respect. Trust is decided by character, in the moments when the pressure arrives.
Read articleExcellence Without Coherence Is Just Noise
Strong individual practices still fail the client when their recommendations conflict and nobody owns the connecting story.
Read articleThe Problem Behind the Vague Statement
Fine, well enough, and for now are statements of tolerance. The hedge is the door to the problem that actually matters.
Read articleNot the Smartest Person in the Room
A leader who keeps supplying the answer builds a team that depends on them instead of one that can outgrow them.
Read articleManaged, but Not Led
Underperformance gets diagnosed as a people problem long before leadership has set the standard, supplied the context, and given the authority.
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