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Essays, frameworks and longer notes on AI-native engineering, product systems and engineering leadership.

August 2026
AI engineering

Designing Development Around Agent Loops

A practical model for moving beyond prompt-based workflows: state, tools, evaluation, correction and escalation.

Essay · 12 min
July 2026
Engineering leadership

When Coordination Costs More Than Execution

What changes when production gets faster but decision rights, approval boundaries and ownership do not.

Essay · 8 min
June 2026
Product systems

Good Defaults and Expert Tools

How software can reduce effort for new users without limiting control, depth or professional use.

Note · 5 min
May 2026
AI engineering

Evaluation Is Part of the Product

Why reliable judgment and escalation must be designed into agentic systems from the beginning.

Essay · 10 min
April 2026
Leadership

What Changes When Execution Becomes Cheap

How planning, ownership and organisational constraints become more visible when production accelerates.

Essay · 9 min