Writing

Thoughts & notes.

On building software, designing systems, and working with AI.

March 20, 2026·8 min read

Building Always-On Agentic AI Daemons

How I built Mnemon — a persistent background daemon that thinks, plans, and acts autonomously without waiting for prompts.

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February 14, 2026·6 min read

Next.js Performance Patterns I Use on Every Project

From font subsetting and image optimisation to streaming RSC and partial prerendering — the patterns that actually move the needle on Core Web Vitals.

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January 8, 2026·5 min read

Designing with the Clay UI System

A warm, tactile design language built on cream backgrounds, swatch colours, and signature hover animations — and why it makes for a more human web.

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November 22, 2025·7 min read

Two Years of Freelancing as a Full Stack Developer

What I learned building products for clients across healthcare, legal, and e-commerce — and what I would do differently.

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