Field notes — architecture, war stories, AI

Things I wish
I'd known sooner.

The stuff that doesn’t fit in a case study — postmortems, opinions I’ll happily argue about, and the rare spot where AI actually earned its keep.

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ARCHITECTUREJUL 2026 · 12 MIN

The discovery document: why I write before I build

Most projects go wrong before a line of code is written. Here’s the deliverable I lead every engagement with — what goes in it, and why a client’s Head of Product called it a new quality benchmark.

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ARCHITECTURESTRATEGY

Things I wishI'd known sooner.

The discovery document: why I write before I build

Your website doesn’t need a rebuild — it needs an architect

What 2 a.m. release nights taught me about small-business sites

An honest guide to AI workflows that pay for themselves

How to read a system you didn’t build

Measuring “faster” honestly: what I actually count

Untangling a release freeze across four brands

Let's buildsomething solid.

Things I wish
I'd known sooner.

Let's build
something solid.