Writing & conversations
Engineering, leadership, and judgment.
Writing and conversations about building software, leading teams, and working with AI.
Archive
- Building MCP servers in the real world — The Pragmatic Engineer Quoted on using current external documentation in coding-agent and MCP workflows.
- The Captain’s Cabin — Remote engineering teams A conversation about remote engineering, communication, consulting, hiring, client expectations, advice for founders scaling a company, and product-minded engineers.
- Best practices for taking advantage of Airbrake Patterns for turning error reports into useful engineering feedback that teams can act on.
What I’m thinking about now
Most of my current questions sit at the intersection of engineering leadership, organizational design, and AI: how teams make decisions, how management systems shape their work, and where human judgment matters most as software development changes.