The Journal
Essays
Long-form writing on AI, philosophy, psychology, and systems thinking.
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Premeditatio Malorum: Stoic Case for Chaos Engineering
Premeditatio malorum and chaos engineering share the same logic: experiencing adversity in a controlled context builds capacity for the uncontrolled kind.
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Kuhn’s Paradigm Shifts in Programming Language Adoption
Programming paradigms behave like scientific paradigms. OOP dominated for 25 years. Functional programming is steadily replacing it. Language wars are paradigm conflicts, not technical debates.
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The Workforce Development Gap in AI-Native Organizations
A 3.2x productivity gap between AI-literate and AI-illiterate employees is growing. Only 1 of 4 organizations studied had structured AI upskilling programs.
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The Heideggerian question of AI: Does technology reveal or conceal?
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Why elegance matters in systems: The case for aesthetic criteria in engineering decisions
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AI Ethics Certification Is Credential Theater Without Engineering Practice
AI ethics certifications test knowledge of principles but ethical AI requires engineering discipline. I found zero correlation between certification and practice quality across 9 organizations.
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Kierkegaard’s Anxiety and the Production Deployment
Kierkegaard defined anxiety as the dizziness of freedom. Deployment anxiety is not fear of failure but the confrontation with genuine possibility. 72% of engineers report elevated stress during production deploys.
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The ETL vs. ELT Debate Is Over. The Answer Is Both.
11 of 14 production architectures use both ETL and ELT patterns. The debate was a false binary. Modern architectures apply each where it provides the most value.
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The Veil of Ignorance in System Architecture
Rawls's veil of ignorance removes self-interest from design. If you did not know which user you would be, the system would be fairer. 96.3% of top websites fail accessibility tests.
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Pair Programming: When It Is Worth the Investment
Pair programming produced 37% fewer defects in novel problem domains but zero quality improvement on routine tasks while doubling labor cost. Pair based on novelty and risk.