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Technical deep-dives on data engineering, AI/ML, systems, and the craft of shipping software.
Nobody notices when the orders stop
2026-09-24 · 6 min readThe worst commerce incidents aren't the ones where the store goes down. They're the ones where everything looks fine and orders quietly stop reaching the ERP.
- Magento
- Adobe Commerce
- Data Engineering
- Integrations
Code what you like: A case for coding by hand
2026-09-02 · 4 min readMy personal thoughts on why we shouldn't fall into the trap of over-relying on LLMs, and why the joy of coding by hand is still worth it.
- Software Engineering
- AI
- Opinion
Magento to machine learning, and back
2026-08-24 · 7 min readI spent eight years on PHP commerce platforms, then two years on an AI master's. The second one kept explaining the first one to me.
- Machine Learning
- Data Engineering
- Magento
- Career
My 2026 MacBook Air Developer Setup: Clean, Lean, and Reproducible
March 2, 2026 · 12 min readHow I reset my M2 MacBook and built a minimal developer environment using Homebrew, Ghostty, and Zed—focusing on memory efficiency, speed, and reproducibility.
- MacOS
- Developer Setup
- Tooling
- Productivity
- Performance
Reducing Cognitive Load: The Engineering Behind the Epoch Suite
January 27, 2026 · 8 min readEngineering constraints and design decisions behind a zero-latency Firefox new tab environment.
- Productivity
- Tooling
- Performance
- Browsers