Growing as an engineer in a world of AI
AI removes the friction where learning used to happen. Choose the friction. At least sometimes.
Norberto Lopes Writing
Writing about software engineering, engineering management, and more
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Building an AsciiDoc toolchain in Rust
What building an AsciiDoc toolchain looks like after 18 months, a parser rewrite, and a bunch of experiments in between.
Vibe coding is not the same as coding assisted by AI
People either confuse or conflate vibe coding with coding assisted by AI. They're not the same.
AI isn't optional anymore
Using AI is becoming a skill, not quite so much a stance. So... you're either developing it or falling behind.
Back to maintaining slack-go
A personal journey of returning to maintain the slack-go library after years away.
What makes incident.io special
Going over what makes incident.io special after my first year as VP of Engineering.
You're not just buying hardware with Oxide
Oxide builds hardware but they sell hardware, culture, and expertise
Avoid using "It depends"
It depends" is an overused phrase that people should rarely use as an argument.
Security is not free
Security was never free, isn't free, and will never just be free
Configuring ChatGPT in Emacs
Configuring ChatGPT in Emacs, secured by 1Password
Don't be afraid to be wrong
Being afraid of being wrong can hold you back - know how to deal with it.
Parallels between playing Diablo 4 co-op and working with others
Drawing parallels between playing Diablo 4 co-op and working with others in an organisational setting.