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AI Is Fertilizer. Now We Have to Learn to Prune. 🌳
Agents are growing our codebases faster than we can maintain them. Orchard engineering pairs every growth loop with a pruning loop so code stays healthy at agent scale.
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AI is fertilizer. I help teams learn to prune. Long-form thinking on how companies adopt agentic AI, for engineers and everyone else.
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How Claude Helped Me Navigate a Travel Nightmare (Without Losing My Mind)
Our Belize diving trip got derailed by an emergency diversion to Amarillo, Texas. Here's how I used Claude to turn chaos into a series of informed decisions, fast.
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Deep Atlas MLI Cohort 21: Compressing 6 Months of AI/ML into One Week
I attended Deep Atlas's immersive ML bootcamp in SF with a crew of Slack engineers, gave a lightning talk on my AI workflow, and walked away with a much stronger foundation in ML, from linear algebra all the way to LLM agents.
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I think I’m becoming a “cracked” engineer ⚡⚡⚡
AI tools have me in a new flow state—Idea → prompt → output → refine → ship. It’s fun, addictive, and changing how I build.
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Reflecting on 2025, Looking Ahead to 2026
2025 brought growth, humility, and clarity. As I look toward 2026, I’m choosing focus, community, and a deep commitment to leveling up.
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A Month in as EM & Back in SF 🌉
A new chapter in SF begins. Reflecting on my first month as an Engineering Manager, house hunting, and staying hopeful through challenges.
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