Journal

Crafting calm interfaces

The quiet details that make a product feel considered — and why restraint is the hardest skill in design.

Rails 8 in practice: what's worth adopting today

Solid Queue, Kamal, and the move toward boring, defaulted infrastructure — a field report from production.

The culture of small teams

Why the best software often comes from two or three people who trust each other and own outcomes.

Designing for reading

Measure, line height, and the quiet art of making long-form content genuinely pleasant to consume.

Shipping product without drama

A playbook for small releases: scope the slice, protect the cadence, and let quality be the definition of done.

Notes on building a CMS in 2026

Structured content, a real block editor, and the case for owning the tool you publish with.