Writing

Reflections on software engineering: the work, the craft, and the questions that linger after the code is written.

04/29/2026 / #reflection #artificial-intelligence #software-engineering #adaptation #mental-health

You Are Not Behind

The AI news cycle makes falling behind feel inevitable. Here's why you're probably already further ahead than you think.

02/11/2026 / #reflection #lifelong-learning #professional-growth #software-engineering

Experimentation as a Practice

Thoughts on experimentation as a career practice and how building things teaches what education alone cannot.

02/05/2026 / #system-design #infrastructure #security #edge-computing

Why I Built a Submission Gateway

I needed a way to securely send form data from my static site to my CMS without exposing API keys in client-side code. What started as a solution to that problem became Threshold, a standalone submission gateway on Cloudflare Workers that handles authentication, CORS, bot protection, rate limiting, and request forwarding for any frontend-to-backend communication.

01/31/2026 / #reflection #artificial-intelligence #education #responsibility

Considering LLM Democratization

As AI leads us on an exisential joyride, I contemplate what may happen and how things are framed.

07/23/2025 / #reflection #artificial-intelligence #software-engineering #adaptation

On AI (Summer 2025 Edition)

My first attempt to put into words where I stand with AI. It’s already changed how I work, but I’m still somewhere between curiosity and caution.

04/29/2025 / #reflection #mentorship #knowledge-sharing #code-review #career-growth

Open Source Wisdom

Experience is hard-earned but easy to share. Thoughts on mentorship, advice, and the importance of paying it forward.

04/28/2025 / #reflection #lifelong-learning #career-growth #tech-culture #mental-health

The Pressure to Evolve

A reflection on learning, pressure, and balance when it comes to self-evolution.

04/27/2025 / #reflection #developer-mindset #ownership #professional-growth

On Dev Ownership

Thoughts on building developer ownership without burning out or losing sight of what matters.