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Thoughtful Design for Consumer Apps
Consumer products are judged before they are used. Good design is not decoration, it is the removal of effort.
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Thinking Before Building
A startup hackathon taught me that clarity beats speed — execution without direction just moves you faster in the wrong direction.
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Learning to Code Has Changed
Most programming advice online predates AI. Here's how I'd start learning to code today, and why understanding the fundamentals still matters.
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The Advice I Wish Someone Gave Me in My First Year of College
A builder's path into software engineering: what I would do if I started college again today.