Hello World!
A short hello from the person behind the blog — a junior software developer introducing themselves and sending hugs to readers.
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I was on vacation
Back from a week in the mountains — a short note on why stepping away from work is worth it, and coming back ready for new challenges.
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Troubleshooting
When trouble hits, an engineer reaches for the browser console, the logging config, and increasingly AI. A tour of the troubleshooting toolbox — from JAR files and thread dumps to git bisect and the network-level tools that matter when a vendor insists everything works on their side.
troubleshooting debugging ai
AI Pricing
Why volatile AI vendor pricing pushes me toward building tools with AI rather than relying on agent orchestration.
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Happy Birthday!
Coding Corgi is live today instead of pencil drawing!
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A Meeting Anti-Pattern
One speaker, fifty listeners — a meeting anti-pattern Corgi adores and I don't.
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Book Recommendation: "The Culture Map" by Erin Meyer
A must-read for anyone working in a multicultural team — Erin Meyer's eight-scale framework for understanding cross-cultural collaboration.
books culture collaboration
Frostpunk: A Survival Simulator That Teaches Hard Leadership Lessons
What the strategy game Frostpunk teaches about resource scarcity, hope, and the uncomfortable trade-offs of leadership.
games leadership decision-making
Nostalgia for the Monolith
A tongue-in-cheek look back at monolithic architecture — the security, the simplicity, and the Frankenstein that came after.
architecture microservices monolith
Attention to Detail
A small JavaScript variable-declaration example that illustrates why attention to detail matters in software development.
javascript code-quality fundamentals
The Titanic as a Risk Model for IT Projects
How the confluence of factors that sank the Titanic maps neatly onto risk in modern IT projects — and everyday life.
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AI for Developers: Hype, Reality, and the Economics Behind It
A grounded look at what AI actually does for software developers today — and why business context, developer understanding, and economics still matter.
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