Engineering
Designing systems that stay understandable
How to keep complexity in check as products, teams, and codebases grow.
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Independent writing on software, systems, and the work of building.
Articles on engineering, product, and the decisions that keep software durable.
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Product
What to optimize first
A practical look at tradeoffs when speed, quality, and clarity compete.
Practice
Reading the grain of a codebase
Approaches for learning an unfamiliar system without getting lost in it.
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