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Things I've built, problems I've worked through, and a few opinions about software. Writing them down helps me figure out whether I actually understand them.
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2026
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We don't always know the right decision when we make it. Good engineering leaves room to learn, change direction, and recover without rebuilding everything around us.
Process - Oct 2026
Tribal knowledge asks engineers to remember the rules. Good system design can make many of those rules difficult to break in the first place.
Process - Sep 2026
Code has a cost long after it's written. Good engineering includes knowing how to build a solution and when not to build one.
Process - Sep 2026
A passing test proves the symptom is gone, not that the work is done. Isolate the change that mattered before adding it to the system.
Process - Aug 2026
DRY reduces repetition, but the wrong abstraction couples concepts that should be free to change independently.
Process - Aug 2026
A 2019 overview of how GitFlow uses master, develop, feature, and release branches to move changes toward production.
Process - May 2019
Practical guidance for preparing changes, reviewing correctness and risk, and giving constructive code-review feedback.
Process - Oct 2018
Using IDA Pro plugins, instruction signatures, and small-prime products to recognize known algorithms in binaries.
Projects - May 2013
Rebuilding a classroom racetrack with Raspberry Pi and Android devices so students advance cars by answering questions.
Projects - Apr 2013
Testing how TCP keep-alive handles disconnected cables and silent failures across operating systems.
Projects - Nov 2012