Essays and notes on AI, software engineering, developer tools, systems, and the shape of modern product building.

Rust Is the Language Your Future Self Will Thank You For

2022-02-22Antonio B De Castro

Memory safety without garbage collection isn’t just a systems programming flex—it’s the future of reliable software

Why I Still Reach for Python When Speed Doesn’t Matter

2022-02-15Antonio B De Castro

Readability, ecosystem depth, and time-to-prototype still trump raw performance for most projects

2022-02-10Antonio B De Castro

Container queries, cascade layers, and :has()—CSS is getting superpowers and nobody’s paying attention

2022-02-01Antonio B De Castro

Why every JavaScript project you start in 2022 without TypeScript is technical debt from day one