Writing

Essays on engineering
and systems thinking.

Not tutorials. Not listicles. These are ideas I think deserve more careful treatment.

Jan 20246 min read

Reducing Cognitive Complexity in Real Systems

Cognitive complexity is not about lines of code or cyclomatic paths. It's about how much a reader has to hold in their head simultaneously. Most codebases don't fail from lack of cleverness — they fail from too much of it.

Nov 20235 min read

Frontend Engineering Is Architecture

The frontend is not where you apply your architecture. It is where you reveal it. Every component tree is an expression of your domain model. Every state management decision is an architectural statement.

Sep 20237 min read

Why Most Startups Build the Wrong MVP

An MVP is not a product with fewer features. It's a hypothesis with a feedback mechanism. Most startup MVPs are actually MFPs — Minimum Feasible Products — and they answer the wrong question.

Essays on engineeringand systems thinking.

Reducing Cognitive Complexity in Real Systems

Frontend Engineering Is Architecture

Why Most Startups Build the Wrong MVP

Essays on engineering
and systems thinking.