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The complete guide to building Spiral: a high-performance PostgreSQL extension using Rust, Z-Ordering, and Custom Access Methods.
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Spiral: An Experiment in Geometry-Aware Storage for PostgreSQL
A look into Spiral: my research project on multidimensional storage engines, built as a way to learn PostgreSQL internals through Rust.
MCP and Fast: Grepping SQL Code Like a Boss Part 2
Discover the newest MCP integration in the Fast gem, expanding our ability to grep and optimize massive SQL structures, including CTE duplication detection.
Where is your mind?
Reflecting on the cognitive unload in the AI era and how we keep up with learning and adaptation.
No Excuses
On how AI has removed most of the excuses we used to have for not building things — and what that means for how we grow as engineers.
Saving LLM Tokens with Fast: AST Folding & Dependency Free
How removing the parser gem dependency and introducing AST folding in the Fast gem helps LLM agents navigate huge codebases efficiently while saving massive amounts of tokens.
Ethics & Environment in Computing
A talk for CS beginners about the ethical and environmental dimensions of software — and why the code you write shapes the world more than you think.
The Math Behind the Yoga SVG
How simple trigonometry and CSS variables combine to create anatomically connected, fully animatable SVG stick figures for yoga.
The Validation Model
How a simple time tracker changed my relationship with work by giving my brain the validation it was unconsciously looking for.
Learning to Breathe
Seven breathing exercises, a story about holotropic sleep-standing, and four years of yoga teaching me that the simplest things are the hardest.