Reflection

Personal reflections on software, AI tools, creativity, learning, and the texture of day-to-day work.

6 posts currently filed under Reflection.

Illustration of Alex and a companion among red rock formations in southern Utah
July 4, 2026

OpenAI's mid-year break was a chance to fly to Las Vegas, drive into southern Utah, and hike around Zion, Escalante, and Bryce Canyon.

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Illustration of Alex at a desk watching token-like lights flow from a laptop toward data-centre buildings
June 14, 2026

My coding-agent sessions are more expensive now. The useful spend is the part that turns mistakes into better tests, graders, prompts, and checks.

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Illustration of Alex sitting on the floor of an unfurnished apartment with moving boxes and two cats
April 27, 2026

My first week in San Francisco: paperwork, an unfurnished apartment, two cats, Bay Trail runs, and waiting for furniture.

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Illustration of Alex working across screens showing technical tool visualizations
April 10, 2026

Building frontend-only tools for load flow and Mandelbrot zooming gave me concrete ways to inspect older technical models.

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Illustration of Alex and two colleagues talking over drinks above a glowing San Francisco skyline
February 28, 2026

A conversation with colleagues about lower-friction AI-assisted prototypes for small internal tools.

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Illustration of Alex holding a phone at a sunny train platform with a laptop showing code
February 22, 2026

How Codex made small website edits easier to make from a phone, while Sora still feels more useful for exploratory visuals than finished work.

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