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2026

2026 · 04 · 28
On building software slowly· essay · 6 min

A note about deliberate practice, the cost of speed, and why I stopped shipping every Friday.

2026 · 04 · 14
A small grammar of interfaces· design · 11 min

Rules I keep returning to when arranging information on a page — and the few I have learned to break.

2026 · 03 · 22
Reading notes: Christopher Alexander· notes · 4 min

Patterns, wholeness, and the uncomfortable feeling that most software is built backwards.

2026 · 03 · 02
How I take notes in 2026· workflow · 7 min

Plain text, dated files, and a single weekly review. The tools matter less than I thought.

2026 · 02 · 11
The weight of a good default· essay · 5 min

Defaults are a moral position. They tell people what kind of work you think is normal.

2026 · 01 · 19
Notes from a slow January· journal · 3 min

On rest, walking the same route, and why I no longer keep a public roadmap.

2025

2025 · 12 · 30
The year in plain text· review · 9 min

A year reviewed through the files I touched most: a portrait by accident.

2025 · 12 · 04
On naming things well· essay · 8 min

A name is a contract. It tells the future what to expect, and the past what it meant.