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Thoughts on software engineering, TypeScript, and building better systems.

AI Works Better with State Machines

March 14, 2026 • #AI , #State Machines , #LLM , #Software Engineering , #TypeScript , #XState

State machines make complex interaction flows easier to reason about, test, and build, especially when AI is part of the implementation process.

Home Automation, Finally Painless with LLMs

December 14, 2025 • #home-assistant , #appdaemon , #llm , #automation , #python , #claude

After 5 years of a neglected Home Assistant setup, I finally found the workflow that makes home automation fun again. The secret? Treating it as a code generation problem with AppDaemon and Claude.

Business Logic Validation in Typescript

August 9, 2025 • #typescript , #business-logic , #validation , #software-engineering , #software-design , #software-architecture

Business logic validation is hard. What starts as simple if-statements quickly evolves into a tangled mess of if/else/try/catch/throw - business rules need to share data, call external services, provide meaningful errors, need to be tested and understood, etc. If you're using Typescript, you might find this library useful.

Type-Driven Prompting: Better Code Generation with LLMs

July 17, 2025 • #types , #design , #llms , #software-engineering

Designing with types, and using LLMs to implement them, leads to better software!

Welcome to My Blog

July 15, 2024 • #introduction , #personal

This is my first blog post on my new personal website. Join me as I share thoughts on software engineering, technology, and more.