Thoughts on building things, reading books, and whatever else catches my attention.
Why so many crucial files in your project start with a dot, why they are hidden by default, and how they configure everything from API secrets to AI agent behaviors.
Why version control isn't obsolete in the AI era, it's your safety harness, experiment sandbox, and the key to fearlessly building with AI coding tools.
How I became an AI builder by shifting my mindset from writing code to writing specifications.
A deep dive into the production Google Cloud architecture powering DORA Songsmith, using Cloud Run, Binary Authorization, Secret Manager, and Terraform.
How we designed and built DORA Songsmith, a decoupled multi-agent architecture utilizing Gemini, Lyria, and Veo to generate custom music videos.
How I built this blog with Next.js, deployed it to Cloud Run, and why I'm writing here.