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Practical writing on software engineering, AI, careers, SaaS, and building a better life through technology.

Personal Finance & Wealth CreationJul 25, 2026

Pay yourself like a startup: an engineer's approach to personal runway

Startups track runway — months of cash left before they run out — obsessively. Most engineers with a good salary have never calculated their own.

Career Growth & LeadershipJul 24, 2026

The skills that got you promoted won't get you promoted again

Being the best individual contributor on the team is what got you to senior. It's actively the wrong thing to optimize for at the next level.

AI & Modern DevelopmentJul 22, 2026

Letting AI write the first draft of your code without letting it own the codebase

AI coding tools are great at first drafts and terrible judges of whether a first draft is good enough to ship. Here's where the line should sit.

Software Engineering & System DesignJul 20, 2026

Write the design doc before you write the code

The fastest way to ship a feature twice is to start coding before you've written down what you're building. Here's a lightweight way to design first without slowing down.