Writing
Thoughts on building software that lasts, AI that actually helps, and lessons from 30 years of production code.
2025
What $300/Hour Actually Buys You (Developer vs. Architect Economics)
The economic reality behind the rate gap between developers and architects - and why the expensive option is often cheaper.
20-Year Systems, Part 2: The Ops Playbook
The operating playbook that kept a multi-state credentialing platform reliable for two decades.
20-Year Systems, Part 1: Design Constraints That Age Well
The design constraints that prevented rewrites and kept a healthcare-scale platform running for two decades.
The Platform Nobody's Heard Of (And Why That's the Point)
The reality of B2B infrastructure that moves real money - invisible, unglamorous, and quietly essential.
Your AI Project Is Stuck in Pilot Hell Because You Hired a Developer, Not an Architect
Why most AI initiatives never make it to production - and what architecture has to do with escaping pilot hell.