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Thoughts on software engineering, architecture, and building products.

Schema-first development: better APIs, faster teams, smarter agents

2026-04-26

Hand-written specs drift. Generated-from-code specs block your frontend team. Schema-first flips it: design the contract first, generate everything else, and let your humans (and your AI agents) work against a single source of truth.

Building My Portfolio Site with Claude Code

2026-04-06

I was skeptical about AI coding tools. Then I rebuilt my portfolio with one. Here's what actually worked, what didn't, and why I'm not "vibe coding".