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The Map Has to Keep Up With the Code
latest — 11 Aug 2026 ·7 min read

The Map Has to Keep Up With the Code

Code arrives faster than anyone can build a mental model of it. Diffs show what changed; nothing shows what the system now is. The fix isn't reading faster - it's a model of the architecture that lives in the repo.

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21 Jul 2026 ·5 min read

How to Rescue Software You're Afraid to Touch

Unmaintainable doesn't mean ugly or old. It means unchangeable without fear. Here's how AI quietly changed the economics of getting that fear back under control.

How to Rescue Software You're Afraid to Touch
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19 Jul 2026 ·3 min read ·AI

I Was Wrong About Five-Star Developers

A few months ago I wrote that everyone is a five-star developer now. That the gap between juniors and seniors is shrinking because the tools

I Was Wrong About Five-Star Developers
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22 Mar 2026 ·3 min read ·AI

Everyone Is a Five-Star Developer Now

Something is happening right now that I don't think enough people are talking about. The gap between a junior and a senior developer? It

Everyone Is a Five-Star Developer Now
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07 Mar 2026 ·2 min read ·Development

The API Spec Is Where Your Teams Finally Meet

I've seen it too many times. Backend builds an endpoint, frontend integrates against it, and somewhere along the way things don't ma

The API Spec Is Where Your Teams Finally Meet
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