MARGIN NOTES
Short notes, half-formed ideas, and lessons from the week. Not a blog — more like sticky notes on a workbench.
- Jun 20, 2026
Boring tech is a feature
Spent the week reaching for the dullest possible stack on a new side project. Postgres, plain server functions, no queues. Shipped in two evenings. The excitement comes from the product, not the toolbox.
#engineering#opinion - Jun 05, 2026
Reading like a comic
Started laying out my own code with the same rhythm as comic panels — small, self-contained, readable in one beat. Refactors got easier almost by accident.
#craft - May 18, 2026
On not knowing things
Three years in I still google how to center a div. Seniority is just being calmer about not knowing.
#life - Apr 30, 2026
Tiny tools, big wins
Built a 40-line script to rename files for a client. They told me it saved their assistant two hours a day. Reminder: most useful software is short.
#idea