Field notes
Notes from the build side.
AI, product judgment, and the systems behind software that ships.
Dev field notesMay 13, 2026
The Font Problem Is Everything After the Image
If your font workflow ends at a pretty alphabet poster, you do not have a font product. You have an image.
typographyOpenTypeweb fontsAI tooling
AI field notesMay 8, 2026
The Best Developers Are Becoming Editors of Machines
The next elite developer will not be measured by how much code they type. They will be measured by how well they direct machines that can already move.
GPT-5.5CodexAI agentsengineering teams
Tech accountabilityMay 6, 2026
AI Without Receipts Is Just Vibes
Agentic systems are becoming operational infrastructure. If the record of action is missing, the product is not mature enough to trust.
AI governanceaudit trailsagentic systems
AppsMay 2, 2026
The App Store Boom Is a Quality Problem
A new app boom is only good news if the products deserve to survive after the first demo.
mobile appsAI buildersproduct quality
InfrastructureMay 2, 2026
AI Waste Is Product Debt
The ecological cost of AI is not an anti-tech talking point. It is a design constraint builders should treat like latency, security, and margin.
data centersAI infrastructuresustainability