Essais

Why do we keep building systems more complex than we can hold in our heads, and what does that say about the way we think about software?

Memory safety guarantees are not free. An honest look at the trade-offs between strictness, ergonomics, and the real-world cost of writing correct programs.

Graphical interfaces promised simplicity. A generation of developers is quietly rediscovering that text-based tools are faster, composable, and honest.

Good system design is less about making the right decisions upfront and more about creating the conditions for a team to make better decisions over time.