We automated the cheap half of trust — contracts and types. The expensive half — evidence the system actually behaves — we still answer with a vibe.
The Cost of Indirection in Rust
Removing an indirection is a false optimization. You don’t think so? Let’s take a look.
Stable Problems
The moment everyone nods at the problem is the moment to slow down.
Why This Blog Uses RSS (Not a Newsletter)
Newsletter platforms promise reach and metrics. They also own the channel. RSS is a protocol — you own the content; the reader owns the experience.
Where Is Your Manifesto?
Most companies have a mission. Almost none have a manifesto. Branding is not enough. But why?
Design Is the New Programming
The bottleneck moved. Execution got cheap and most builders aren’t optimizing for it. Yet.
Process Before Solution
AI is getting better at solving it. You still don’t know how. This will keep happening.
Your Turn
You pushed the code, the tests are green, the feature is live — and three days later your audience finds out by accident. Creation and delivery run on different fuels.
Explain Your Rules
Every abstraction introduces rules. If you can explain them in a sentence, your design is mature. If you can’t, something went wrong — and it’s one of three things.
The Accelerator and the Brake
You can have the best product in the world and still lose to nothing. Progress is a balance of forces — here’s the napkin math.