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A platform-agnostic, full specification of the technical features a good website should have. Built in the open under an MIT licence.

Hot takes and cold truths on software, startups, and the lies we tell ourselves.

LLMs generate code, but they cannot see the engineering decisions that keep systems safe.

AI is doing to programming what framework-brain did to the frontend before. Deskilling, or just working at a higher level of abstraction?

Owning a home costs a lot more than just the mortgage. Here are the hidden costs to consider when deciding whether to buy or rent.

A lot of people seem convinced that the point of AI coding is to write low-quality code as fast as possible. Spew out barely-passable slop, open massive PRs,...

It’s not off-by-one errors.

Simplified Android Development

Moving away from Tailwind, and learning to structure my CSS

Derek Sivers official site. Thoughts on philosophy, culture, self-improvement. Author of Useful Not True, How to Live, Hell Yeah or No, Anything You Want.

Why AI won't augment human capabilities much.

Friendly articles and tutorials for front-end web developers. ❤️

Explore the delirious rantings of Frederick Vanbrabant. A blog focused on the intersection of Enterprise Architecture, product, and business strategy.

Why senior developers talk in terms of complexity while the rest of the business is worried about uncertainty — and what to do about it now that AI is in the...

I vibe-coded a GPU-aware Kubernetes TUI for 7 months, archived it, and started over. Here's what AI gets wrong when projects grow complex.

In reply to an email asking about learning software design skills as a researcher physicist:

Optimizing developer experience often has a bigger long-term impact than optimizing rendering benchmarks or bundle size. Faster engineers build better software.

A note from a developer who keeps watching good design die in boardrooms.