Writing

Notesfrom the work

Practical writing on AI tooling, web development, networking, and IoT — the things I'd want to have read before starting.

AI18 Nov 2025

Using AI as a Build Tool, Not a Shortcut

The useful divide isn't 'AI or no AI' — it's which parts of the work are mechanical and which parts need judgement. Getting that line right is most of the skill.

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Networking2 Oct 2025

Why I Still Learn Networking Before Frameworks

Every web developer eventually debugs a network problem. The ones who understand layers 1–4 do it in minutes instead of days.

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IoT21 Aug 2025

Deploying IoT Where the Network Is Unreliable

Most IoT guidance assumes good connectivity. Here's what changes when the link is intermittent, slow, or expensive.

8 min readRead

Career Journey14 Jun 2025

From Field Technician to Full-Stack Developer

The path wasn't a leap. It was a series of small, unglamorous steps that compounded — and the field work was never wasted.

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Web Development9 Apr 2025

Designing Dark Interfaces That Don't Feel Like a Black Hole

Dark mode is not inverted light mode. Depth, contrast, and saturation all behave differently — and the usual rules will fail you.

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Web Development27 Feb 2025

What Actually Makes a Website Fast

Most performance work is spent on the wrong things. The wins are usually structural — and they happen before you optimise anything.

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