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Long-form notes on design systems, developer experience, and shipping product UIs.

These pieces unpack how I reason about systems and trade-offs—so you can see how I explain complexity and align engineering with product goals.

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    Building tools that don’t fight you

    February 26, 2026·Design systems · DX · Tooling

    How I think about design systems, automated code review, and AI recommendations as one problem: building reliable tools that disappear into the work instead of getting in the way.

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  • Teaching MapBylaw to give honest AI recommendations

    February 26, 2026·Product engineering · AI

    How we went from vague, ChatGPT-flavoured suggestions to grounded, auditable AI recommendations inside a real zoning and feasibility product.

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  • Why I automate code review with MCP

    January 15, 2026·DX · Tooling

    How a custom MCP server for Cursor runs lint, types, and tests for me so human reviewers can focus on architecture, trade‑offs, and naming.

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  • Design systems that stick

    January 15, 2025·Design systems · Documentation

    How to actually get adoption – and keep a design system alive – with clear documentation, a single source of truth, and lightweight governance.

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