I make complex software feel clear.

I'm Pete—a product-minded software builder writing about the decisions, systems, and details that make useful things easier to use.

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01 / Field notes

Writing about the work behind the work.

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The work isn't the hard part

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The hardest dollar

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Make tomorrow easy

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Scheduling is a skill

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The work is obvious

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The setup tax is gone

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Better hooks

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Very easy now

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Many yousers

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The LLM UX problem

02 / Time well spent

Games, reviewed for people with options.

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Short verdicts, completion notes, and the context you need to decide what deserves your next evening.

03

A builder with a UX point of view

Good software respects both the system and the person using it.

For more than a decade I've built products from scratch, scaled systems, and helped teams turn ambiguity into useful, shippable work.