Topics

Things I write about, loosely organized.

agency-life

AI doesn't reduce work, it intensifies it Apr 27, 2026

ai

AI doesn't reduce work, it intensifies it Apr 27, 2026
The team member helping you just clocked out Apr 20, 2026
Amazon forced engineers to use AI tools. Then it lost 6.3 million orders. Apr 20, 2026
AI slop is breaking open source Apr 13, 2026
The 100-Hour Gap Between a Vibecoded Prototype and a Working Product Mar 23, 2026
CLI Tools Beat MCPs Every Time Mar 9, 2026
Vibe Coding Is Real, But It's Not What Twitter Thinks Mar 3, 2026
The Human in the Loop Isn't Optional Mar 2, 2026
Where Background Agents Are At Today (And How They Shaped Claro) Sep 3, 2025

alex

Welcome! Dec 14, 2023

api

The Worst API Integration I Ever Built: A Horror Story in Three Acts Mar 16, 2026

apps

Shopify Kills the $1M Exemption: The Platform Grew Up and We're Surprised? Apr 6, 2026

business

Shopify Kills the $1M Exemption: The Platform Grew Up and We're Surprised? Apr 6, 2026

career

The Worst API Integration I Ever Built: A Horror Story in Three Acts Mar 16, 2026

claro

Where Background Agents Are At Today (And How They Shaped Claro) Sep 3, 2025

code-review

Amazon forced engineers to use AI tools. Then it lost 6.3 million orders. Apr 20, 2026

cursor

Where Background Agents Are At Today (And How They Shaped Claro) Sep 3, 2025

customer-support

Zen and the Art of Infinite Support Loops: My 17-Day Battle to Cancel Zendesk Dec 16, 2025

developer-tools

The team member helping you just clocked out Apr 20, 2026
CLI Tools Beat MCPs Every Time Mar 9, 2026
Vibe Coding Is Real, But It's Not What Twitter Thinks Mar 3, 2026

development

Amazon forced engineers to use AI tools. Then it lost 6.3 million orders. Apr 20, 2026
The 100-Hour Gap Between a Vibecoded Prototype and a Working Product Mar 23, 2026

engineering

Amazon forced engineers to use AI tools. Then it lost 6.3 million orders. Apr 20, 2026

fly

Heroku Scheduler style rake tasks on fly.io Jan 15, 2024

heroku

Heroku Scheduler style rake tasks on fly.io Jan 15, 2024

marketing

Scraping Marketing Leads using Ruby and Selenium Dec 14, 2023

massaad

Welcome! Dec 14, 2023

open-source

AI slop is breaking open source Apr 13, 2026

opinion

The team member helping you just clocked out Apr 20, 2026

platform-economics

Shopify Kills the $1M Exemption: The Platform Grew Up and We're Surprised? Apr 6, 2026

productivity

AI doesn't reduce work, it intensifies it Apr 27, 2026
The Human in the Loop Isn't Optional Mar 2, 2026
Where Background Agents Are At Today (And How They Shaped Claro) Sep 3, 2025

rake

Heroku Scheduler style rake tasks on fly.io Jan 15, 2024

ruby

Heroku Scheduler style rake tasks on fly.io Jan 15, 2024
Scraping Marketing Leads using Ruby and Selenium Dec 14, 2023
Welcome! Dec 14, 2023

scraping

Scraping Marketing Leads using Ruby and Selenium Dec 14, 2023

security

AI slop is breaking open source Apr 13, 2026

selenium

Scraping Marketing Leads using Ruby and Selenium Dec 14, 2023

shopify

Shopify Kills the $1M Exemption: The Platform Grew Up and We're Surprised? Apr 6, 2026
The Worst API Integration I Ever Built: A Horror Story in Three Acts Mar 16, 2026

vibe-coding

The 100-Hour Gap Between a Vibecoded Prototype and a Working Product Mar 23, 2026

war-stories

The Worst API Integration I Ever Built: A Horror Story in Three Acts Mar 16, 2026

zendesk

The Worst API Integration I Ever Built: A Horror Story in Three Acts Mar 16, 2026
Zen and the Art of Infinite Support Loops: My 17-Day Battle to Cancel Zendesk Dec 16, 2025