Creative writing, poetry, software musings, and other pursuits.
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Do the Easy Thing
Posted on:December 4, 2024I don’t do things because they are easy. I do them because I thought they were going to be easy.
On Reflection
Posted on:July 20, 2024“Oh it’s you,” said Aidan, recognizing the face. “How’d you sleep?”
On the Radar
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The Proportional Web
July 11, 2026Inspired by the "The Elements of Typographic Style" by Robert Bringhurst, this is an exploration of beautiful typography on the web, and a reusable stylesheet.
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</> htmx ~ Code is Cheap(er)
June 7, 2026In this essay, Carson Gross argues that as AI makes code cheap to produce, understanding code becomes the expensive and scarce resource. He warns of the complexity that LLM code can generate and proposes the subtractive, constraining engineer as the discipline needed to keep systems comprehensible & stable.
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Generative UI Is the New Frontend
June 7, 2026The frontend used to be a fixed thing. Designers drew it. Engineers built it. Users got what shipped. That's over.
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