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The risk of treating LLMs like junior programmers is that you might end up treating junior programme
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The Intuition Interface
What does a product engineer even do? -
2015: I have a gut feeling about something. I find a way to measure it. The measurement seems to pro
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To achieve optimal design we should start with the part that has least degrees of freedom. This is o
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On "Learning DDD"
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Reliable Signals of Honest Intent
It's better if the message comes in an expensive box. -
On Pirsig's "Lila"
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I've been attempting to learn some Japanese over the last couple of months, documenting my approach
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On Hofstadter and Sander's "Surfaces and Essences"
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A Year of Ergonomics
What I bought in 2025 to improve my workspace. -
On Rory Sutherland's "Alchemy"
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Thoughts about OCaml after using it for two days for Advent of Code ([repo](https://github.com/zanli
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On "Obvious Adams"
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A few matters of style on this website that we would like to keep moving forward. All [articles](/en
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Seems like you can finally animate gradient colours in CSS. It is a bit finicky, though, using CSS c
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On Content Strategy
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Nested forms problem: I have one form _address_ that has fields _street_ and _city_. It can be used
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Quality in the Copycat World
Sometimes technically correct is not the best kind of correct. It might not even be correct at all. -
On Builders and Monoids
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Lisp in JavaScript
Turing-completeness inside JavaScript arrays. -
Elixir API from Scratch
Building a basic API without codegens. -
On TypeScript's Flaws
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Solid Anew
Are the principles still relevant? -
If you think of SRP and ISP taken to the extreme, every interface should have one method, and that i
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On Image Composition With CSS Filters
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On Understanding Array Methods
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How I See The World
The fundamentals of my worldview. -
Monoids in Practice
One of the more useful algebraic structures. -
Lenses for Immutable Data
A short discussion on the most basic of optics. -
Isomorphism in Practice
There are many kinds of equality. -
Mastery and Perfection
One should not aim to create the perfect, but to become a master. -
Naming Things
One of the two hardest things in computer science, supposedly. -
Faith Before Reason
Where do ideas come from? -
On Augustine's "Confessions"
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The Strongest Force in the Universe
A few words on the importance of storytelling and the ability to explain. -
High Trust Society
The rise of trust brokers eroded our trust in one another. -
On Prettier
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Circling the Drain
A comparison of Ayn Rand to Chesterton. -
The Cult of Science
Scientism is a grim way with a dead end. -
Agile, Avant la Lettre
The ideas in the agile mainfesto are older than one might think. -
On Excel Add-ins in React
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Axes of Governance
Two ways to think about governing a team. -
A Tale of a Dripping Faucet
Why minor pain points can ruin your mood. -
Vim's Small Idea
What makes modal editing an underappreciated paradigm. -
Books, Debts, and Delicatessen
Musings on lifespan, wisdom and accumulation. -
On React's Imperative Handles
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Romantic Programming
The dichotomy of people's approach to technology. -
On Learning (Natural) Languages
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The Tomato Game
Not every question needs an answer. -
How to Start Programming
Some tips for the apprentices. -
Gumption Traps
Gumption traps are the internal and external obstacles that drain your drive. Understanding them gives you tools to protect the quality of your work. -
On Gaining Knowledge
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Functional Ship of Theseus
When to stop refactoring. -
Against Rationalism
Reason alone cannot be the base of optimal decision-making.