I’ve been doing this for a while.

Thirty-plus years of software engineering, architecture, leadership, books, speaking, products, and open source. The throughline is building useful systems and learning in public.

Timeline

• 1990s: First computers, BBS culture, early programming.
• 2000s: Linux, Perl, PHP, professional web development.
• 2010s: Architecture, leadership, legacy modernization.
• 2020s: Books, speaking, products, engineering management.
• Now: AI engineering, research, products, and the Lab.