A collection of thoughts on data engineering, productivity, and the intersection of technology and craft.
As AI makes producing code cheap, the programmer's real job is being revealed, not replaced. On abstraction as entropy, AI as an interface, and why the scarce skill is deciding what deserves to exist.
15 July 2026
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18 minute read
A framework for understanding where you are on your journey with agentic AI tooling, from sceptical copy-paster to orchestrator of an AI workforce. Which level are you on?
12 March 2026
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11 minute read
A pragmatic approach to working with AI coding assistants that focuses on architectural thinking and intent rather than syntax and semicolons, whilst building the platforms that make it possible.
13 November 2025
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12 minute read
Production deployment isn't the finish lineβit's the starting gun. Why data models need a 3-month maturation period and how to measure and accelerate it.
3 September 2025
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5 minute read
A practical approach to measuring not just how much time you spend in meetings, but the quality of your remaining focus time using the Focus Quality Score.
24 April 2025
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9 minute read