On simplicity in system design
January 2026
The best systems tend to be the ones that do less. Every feature is a liability, every configuration option a potential source of confusion. When designing infrastructure, I try to ask: what can I remove?
A collection of ideas and observations
January 2026
The best systems tend to be the ones that do less. Every feature is a liability, every configuration option a potential source of confusion. When designing infrastructure, I try to ask: what can I remove?
December 2025
Hamming's lectures at the Naval Postgraduate School remain some of the best advice for anyone working in technology. His emphasis on working on important problems and preparing for luck resonates more each year.
November 2025
After years of running WordPress, then Ghost, I finally made the switch to a static generator. The simplicity is liberating — no database, no security patches, no login page to protect.