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Technical articles, insights, and lessons learned from building software systems. I write about architecture decisions, engineering practices, and the challenges of delivering reliable software at scale.

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March 20, 2026 Agentic AI didn't kill developer demand Cheaper building didn't reduce developer demand—it increased it. But agentic AI also removed the friction that forced better decisions, shifting value from writing code to judgment about what should exist.
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October 27, 2011 The Open Proxy Saga How an accidental `ProxyRequests On` configuration turned my Apache server into an open proxy, attracting hundreds of users from proxy lists worldwide—and the steps I took to diagnose, secure, and optimize the server.
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