I'm a "big picture" thinker that likes to go into the minutiae. I focus on building things that work well, are consistent, and can stay afloat throughout the years. I love history, not only because it's interesting, but because it's the lens through which to understand the present day.

I also very much like philosophy. While everyone else is chasing the latest JavaScript trends, I'm over here applying 2,400-year-old principles of logic to modern software problems. I very-much think Aristotle would've been a 20x programmer.

I like to think of myself as a first principles engineer who thinks through problems from the ground up. I validate inputs before processing them, name variables for what they actually contain, and write code that's maintainable five years from now.

"Full stack developer" ??

Yeah, I guess. I've never understood the term too much since, to me, every technologist should be able to stand up their own work.

I do the "full" stack:

• Backend: APIs in any language, any framework. I understand it fundamentally (HTTP spec, server-client interactions, etc)
• Frontend: UIs built from the foundation (DOM) outward (React, if you insist)
• Database: Schemas that make sense over time. Facts don't change in five years— businesses do.
• DevOps: CI/CD pipelines that are simple, yet powerful. Grindy work should be automated—it provides little value not to.
• AI: AI-first is the new "mobile-first". Agentic workflows, chatbots, and all of the new bedazzle.

Libraries that solve real problems in the TS realm:

• logosdx/monorepo - Collection of utilities built on necessity and a weariness of repetition. I use this to build cross-platform apps, ETLs, and resiliency.

Fun stuff:

• BJJ Timer - Because even martial arts needs proper timing

Open source contributions:

• hapi.dev - Stable server framework that doesn't change every other month.
• hapipal.com - Hapi ecosystem tools

• Languages & Frameworks: TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, Bash, Elixir, Ruby, PHP
• Databases: TSQL (MSSQL), open source SQL (PG, Mysql, SQLite, DuckDB, etc), MongoDB, Redis
• Infrastructure: Terraform/Pulumi, Docker/Swarm, AWS, Practical Linux Sysadmin
• AI/ML: Agentic Workflows, Chatbots, Instructor, HuggingFace, Foundation Model APIs, etc

I don't just write code—I solve business problems with technology that scales. I've seen enough "revolutionary" technologies come and go to know that fundamentals matter more than frameworks. REST > GraphQL. SQL > NoSQL. Stable > Bleeding-edge. You make sure you have fallbacks. You keep it simple. Hard earned lessons.