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Writing

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

2026

03 posts
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…