Writing
Things I learned the slow way.
Notes on building software, working with AI, and making decisions when the clean answer only exists on a whiteboard.
01
AI changed how fast I work, not what I'm responsible for
I use AI every day. It helps me move faster, but framing the problem, reviewing the work, and owning the result are still engineering jobs.
02
Eleven years in, I ask different questions
I used to measure progress by how many answers I knew. Now I care more about finding the question that makes the problem smaller.