Why I’m Bullish on Elixir for AI Applications
The BEAM VM’s concurrency model is perfect for orchestrating parallel LLM calls and streaming responses
Essays and notes on AI, software engineering, developer tools, systems, and the shape of modern product building.
Why Every Backend Developer Should Learn Some Systems Programming
Understanding memory, threads, and syscalls makes you better at Go, Python, and Node too
Llama, Mistral, and the Open-Source LLM Revolution
How Meta accidentally democratized AI and why it matters
The htmx vs. React Debate Is Missing the Point Entirely
It was never about which is better—it’s about which problems you’re solving
The Database Branching Revolution: Neon, PlanetScale, and the End of Migration Fear
Git-style branching for your database schema removes the scariest part of deployment
shadcn/ui Proved Component Libraries Were Doing It Wrong
Copy-paste components you own beat npm packages you don’t
PostgreSQL Is a Vector Database Now, and That Changes Everything
pgvector turns the world’s most trusted database into an AI-native data store
Docker’s Quiet Transformation from Dev Tool to Infrastructure Backbone
How containers went from ‘works on my machine’ to ‘runs everything everywhere’
Vercel’s Lock-In Problem Is Becoming Impossible to Ignore
When your framework, your hosting, and your funding all come from the same company
The Surprisingly Mature Ecosystem of Rust CLI Tools Replacing Unix Classics
ripgrep, fd, bat, eza, zoxide—Rust rewrote your terminal and it’s better in every way