Writing on software engineering, leadership, and the future of the craft.

Long-form thoughts on building software, leading technical teams, AI-driven development, and more — collected in chronological order.

I Didn't Write a Single Line of Code

Over six months, I built two major projects without writing a single line of code using Claude as my primary development tool. The biggest shifts weren't about code generation, they were about flipping from writer to editor, compressing RFC timelines from months to days, and rethinking what engineers actually do.