engineering
Executable specifications for Agentic Coding
Using Vale and EARS as a deterministic quality gate in OpenSpec propose before coding agents turn ambiguous specifications into code.
The writing garden
Notes from code, people, and attention.
I write about software, AI, architecture, Zen, leadership, and the human questions that show up when people try to build good systems together.
engineering
engineering
Our AI editorial team cost less than $250. The hard part wasn’t writing the whitepaper
Across 74 AI sessions and 186 million tokens, generating text turned out to be the easy part. Keeping editorial ownership human was harder.
engineering
Your AI Agent Isn’t the Problem. Your Engineering Discipline Is.
AI coding agents expose the implicit knowledge your team has been expecting humans to infer.
engineering
Stop Thrashing Your Brain: Why running at 100% load is killing our code
Why constant context switching overheats our minds, degrades our code, and makes slowing down a practical engineering skill.
engineering
The Digital Shokunin: A Manifesto for the Augmented Age
A manifesto for accelerated craftsmanship without surrendering judgment, care, or humanity to AI.
zen
The Lotus on Stage
How I stopped fighting myself, accepted the mud, and found a more honest way to show up on stage.
coaching
My 2025 Lessons Learned: Showing myself
A year of journaling, showing myself, and choosing intention over hiding.
coaching
My Journey with Perfectionism: Finding Balance
Trying to find the middle way between complete control and completely letting go.
engineering
Trading humanity for efficiency: the unseen impact of AI
What happens when the same technology that helps us grow starts replacing the things that make us human?
engineering
Becoming More Human, Co-Evolving with AI
A guide to making your AI collaboration intentional, personal, and human-enriching.
engineering
Making the Web More Accessible: A Win for AI and Everyone
How accessible web practices improve experiences for people, assistive technology, and AI agents alike.
coaching
My journey with perfectionism: Learning to live with my inner critic
Learning to recognize, challenge, and balance the inner critic with a more compassionate inner coach.
zen
My journey with perfectionism
A personal reflection on perfectionism, awareness, and the first steps toward freedom.