Five Rust-level memory optimizations to the DNS cache layout of Big Pineapple cut per-entry memory by 56%, freeing approximately 100 TB of memory across Cloudflare's fleet.

Autonomous coding loops excel at search, not judgment. They can optimize toward a goal, but they can’t reliably tell when the goal is wrong. Engineering is still more than iteration speed.

How our Rust collections library defends against adversarial trait implementations.

Speed is seductive, but unchecked velocity creates hidden risk. When building gets cheaper, scrutiny disappears—leading to security gaps, product bloat, and cultures that reward shipping over thinking...

America outsourced manufacturing, then the skills to design what gets manufactured. Software is next.

America outsourced manufacturing, then the skills to design what gets manufactured. Software is next.

I built more with AI agents in two months than the previous year. I used almost none of it. The real productivity gain isn't building—it's using.

Think of your codebase as a state machine. The code is the current state. The architectural decisions are the transitions.

Think of your codebase as a state machine. The code is the current state. The architectural decisions are the transitions.

I've been writing software long enough to remember when "don't reinvent the wheel" was gospel. Find a library. Import it. Move on. The assumption was clear: someone else's maintained code beats your o...

Thoughts on software, people, and side projects — written before the story gets cleaned up.

Skills for pi coding agent (compatible with Claude Code and Codex CLI) - badlogic/pi-skills