Essays

Long-form thinking on design, engineering, and the systems that connect them.

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Mar 1, 20267 min read

I Am the Accidental Engineer

You weren't supposed to build things. You held the wrong title, used the wrong language, sat on the wrong side of the table. And yet, somehow, the thing you built worked.

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Dec 10, 20258 min read

The Accidental Engineer

I never set out to write code for a living. I just kept solving problems until one day I looked up and realized I'd become the person who fixes the build.

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