On software development checklists
Having a checklist makes the development lifecycle easier
The age of hype cycles
Expectations are never quite met by reality. The story of how technology hype cycles shape industries, markets, and …
Act first, think later - a Ugandan approach to policy making
How Uganda’s policy making process is more about vibes than actual thinking and analysis
Domain expertise is the moat
Code alone is not sufficient. Understanding the domain is what glues startups together.
In memory of my former literature teacher
A memory that will never fade
End of the consumer AI honeymoon
Realizing the true cost of using generative A.I in corporate environments.
Deceptive simplicity: A vibe coder's nightmare
Software development in the age of A.I is deceptively simple
Writing SDKs
What are the best practices for writing SDKs?
Beyond code: Increasing value delivery beyond syntax
Evolving as software engineers beyond just writing code.
A.I is not a silver bullet for startups
AI integrations are meant to augment your business operations - not replace them
The Complexity of Simplicity - a talk by Bryan Cantrill
Essence of software systems is the creation of abstraction.
Letting go of social media
Choosing to not be “social”.
Expose only the data needed by the frontend
Do not expose unnecessary data in your HTTP responses.
Why code generation platforms eventually fail
A deep dive into the limitations of code generation platforms and why they disappoint users.
Maybe, we are wrong about the cloud
A centralized internet is a recipe for disaster
Moving on from VS Code
I can’t take it anymore
Shutting down rentobase.com
A story about a failure
Highlight - a Sentry alternative
A pretty easy to use monitoring platform
A cute little bug
Handling date and time in Go
Leaving bfloat.ai
Leaving bfloat.ai after 3 months of working there