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I made a game with AI and I don't know how to feel about it
Published: at 11:00 PMI spent $20 on Cursor to build a game and realized the actual game was building the game itself.
Know where you're going (and be open to change)
Published: at 10:30 PMHow having clear direction while remaining open to change shaped my journey from film school to software engineering, and why both focus and flexibility matter in any career.
Jekyll to Astro: an AI-assisted migration
Published: at 10:00 AMHow I used AI tools to migrate 43 blog posts to Astro, with real examples and lessons from both successful and failed approaches
My Experience with the Amazon Promotion Process
Published: at 10:20 AMWhen I started at Amazon, the promotion process felt like a mystery. Here's what I learned about why Amazon takes a cautious approach to promotions and how I navigated the two-year journey.
DevOps from Scratch, Part 1: Vagrant & Ansible
Published: at 12:32 PMLearn to automate your infrastructure from scratch using Vagrant and Ansible. We'll build and deploy a Python web application to Amazon, step by step.
Code Review Best Practices
Published: at 08:54 AMCode reviews can be challenging! How do you make them valuable without being a burden? Here's what I've learned about making code reviews effective for both reviewers and authors.