Quiet execution means low operational noise, clear ownership and stable context, with delivery, reliability and human signals aligned.

Writing great CSS is a matter of strategic restraint, not over-specification.

Software development is fundamentally a practice of problem-solving, and so, most of the work is done in your head.

When software development teams experience huge productivity booms, how do design teams respond?

Combining modern, high-performance build tooling with classic software engineering principles.

The software efficiency in an era of fast CPUs, gigabytes of RAM and terabytes of storage.

Code debt are the hacks you put in place to reach a deadline; architectural debt are the decisions that come back to bite you six months later.

The problem with AI coding isn't technical debt. It's comprehension debt.

Agentic coding instead of vibe coding—much less exciting, but in our industry boring is usually good.

A lightweight system for measuring engineering productivity that puts the overhead on managers, not engineers.

How do we keep updating the parameters of a model without breaking it?

How do we define software department accountability so our business partners don’t do it for us?

When it comes to understanding the dangers of AI systems, the general public has the worst kind of knowledge.

10 design dimensions based on 90 AI coding tools.

We’ve been in “FAANG architecture by default” hell for a while now.

You probably don’t want to build “finished software”. But what can we learn by thinking about it as a concept?

Understanding Spotify’s new API restrictions and finding practical alternatives.

Implementation patterns, accessibility guidelines, and best practices for creating user-friendly interfaces.

On AI, creativity, and craft.

Neutral observations on the Vercel vs Cloudflare race to win the edge and developer mindshare.