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Writing about engineering, running, and the overlap. Short, opinionated, occasionally revised.

2026

  • Engineering24 Aug

    Shipping small is a training plan

    Big rewrites are the software equivalent of a hero workout: satisfying once, then three weeks of recovery.

  • Running11 Aug

    Pace at heart rate is the only metric I trust

    Weekly mileage feels like progress. Pace at a fixed aerobic heart rate actually is.

  • Engineering19 Jul

    Design tokens before components

    Most component libraries rot because the colors were decided inside the components.

  • Running30 Jun

    What the long run is actually for

    Ninety minutes without a screen is the most reliable debugging tool I own.

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