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Essays & notes.

Thoughts on software development, systems, people management, and the artefacts of tinkering.

TopicsMusicRolandT-8LearningCheat SheetDemoOpenAPICode GenerationJavaModular ArchitectureEngineeringLeadershipStrategyPeople Management1-1

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04 Essays
01Nov 2026

Cheat sheets you can touch: learning the product itself

The T-8 arrived as a present. I built an interactive demo and cheat sheet to learn it properly: a 3D model, a playable sequencer and the reference I wished came in the box. Music · Roland · T-8 · Learning · Cheat Sheet · Demo · 2 min read

02Aug 2025

Taming OpenAPI Code Generation: How to Keep Your Models DRY Across Microservices

Showing how someone by using OpenAPI Generator and a bit of Bash can cleanly split its common models and reuse it not only as dependencies but also in the OAS. OpenAPI · Code Generation · Java · Modular Architecture · 6 min read

03Feb 2025

Technical Depth & Strategic Vision: Bridging Engineering and Business

Learn how successful engineers bridge the gap between technical depth and business strategy in this first part of our Engineering Excellence Series. Engineering · Leadership · Strategy · 4 min read

04Oct 2024

Understanding the importance of 1-1s

Making the Most of Your 1:1s Engineering · People Management · 1-1 · 5 min read

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