Writing

Systems architecture, one layer at a time.

The DOC Model in the open — Data, Operations, Components, and the right amount of AI. Practical essays you can apply to your own stack today.

Framework · Intro

The Tool Trap: why your no-code stack keeps breaking

You didn't build a bad system — you built a practical one, one tool at a time. Here's how that becomes five tools you're scared to touch, and the one question that gets you out.

Jul 2026 · 7 min read
Data Layer · Coming soon

Model it right and everything downstream gets easier

The Data layer with a worked example — the schema move that prevents downstream breakage. Publishing next.

Coming Jul 2026