Thinking Documents

Notes on systems, organizations, and what happens when AI reshapes how engineering teams work.


Jun 8, 2026 Agentic development: from fear to evidence

Over the last year I’ve watched two different approaches to AI adoption play out inside a regulated financial institution.

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May 24, 2026 The Same Translation Problem: Life and Technology

The Thing I’ve Been Doing My Whole Life Finally Has a Name

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May 5, 2026 Managing in the AI Era: Where the Responsibility Moves

The Junior Developer Analogy

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Apr 30, 2026 What a Fintech Merger Actually Tests: Foundations, Revealed Under Load

We’re in the middle of a merger. Two engineering organisations, two toolchains, and more than one answer to questions that used to feel obvious: where does customer data live, who...

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