from cloud nine to the ground floor i still remember standing in the back parking lot of little nickel on forest hill avenue listening to a AWS recruiter go over the job offer. just stood there, sort of stunned. it wasn’t excitement. it was stillness, the same feeling i had when i summited mount katahdinContinue reading “2025 career check-in”
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state of engineering in 2025
three things i’ve learned after a decade in engineering hot takes are cheap. you can find a dozen of them on LinkedIn before your coffee cools down. this isn’t that. this is just a quiet reflection from someone who’s been doing this for 10 years and still kind of loves it. here’s what i’d tellContinue reading “state of engineering in 2025”
vibe engineering – day 1 – what I learned
So I tried out this whole vibe engineering thing for 8 hrs. Here’s the tale. If you haven’t heard the term, vibe engineering is basically letting AI do a lot of the heavy lifting in prototyping or idea shaping. You talk to it, give it some instructions, let it go off and build something semi-coherent,Continue reading “vibe engineering – day 1 – what I learned”
keep richmond weird (and technical)
a manifesto for the next decade of tech in the 804 i use “richmond tech scene” as a catchall for the sometimes goofy but very real network of technologists working in the 804. it’s not formal, but it’s consistent. it’s the people who keep up with the tech, share what they know, and hype eachContinue reading “keep richmond weird (and technical)”
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