//archive  ·  08 posts since 2008

Writing

A running log of engineering observations, project notes, and reflections on shipping software that holds up in production. Newest first.

2026

04 posts
Agentic Engineering With the Engineer in the LoopSep 2026 · 13 min readI open-sourced the Claude Code workflow I use on most projects, and why I pick it over fully autonomous pipelines.…Why I Built a 'Kill Switch' System Before Launching My SaaSMay 2026 · 14 min readI shipped ParseApi this week — drop PDFs into a folder and they become a live REST API. But this article isn't about…Building an Aviation Compliance System with Claude CodeMay 2026 · 9 min readThis year I started a new project — an aviation compliance application — built on .NET 10 with a modular monolith…My Honest Take on "Vibe Coding"Apr 2026 · 4 min readI’ll start with this - I’m not against AI in development. Quite the opposite.

2025

01 post
Reflections on 16 Years of Shipping SoftwareJul 2025 · 8 min readI've been writing production code since 2008. That's not something I say to impress anyone — it's just context for what…

2022

01 post
Extracting School Data from OpenStreetMap: Building an ETL Pipeline at Global ScaleAug 2022 · 6 min readAt UNICEF's Project Connect, one of our core challenges was building a comprehensive global database of schools.…

2016

01 post
Customizing DSpace for Multimedia: Building UNECA's Institutional RepositoryMay 2016 · 5 min readThe United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) needed an institutional repository that could handle more…

2008

01 post
Building a Multilingual Portal in 4 Ethiopian LanguagesAug 2008 · 4 min readIn 2008, web services in Ethiopia were almost exclusively English-only. Email providers had partial localization at…