Excerpts from a developer that builds with people in mind.

All of my long-form thoughts on programming, leadership, product design, and more, collected in chronological order.

Memoirs of a Computer Lab Kid

In fifth grade, I had my first real encounter with a computer — in a hot, overcrowded lab filled with tangled wires, floppy disks, and greasy keyboards. Between typing lessons and sneaking onto Neopets, I didn't know it then, but that dusty computer lab planted the first seed of curiosity that would one day lead me into tech.

My First Coding Experience ( Xanga and the early 2000s )

Customizing my Xanga page with sparkly cursors, autoplay music, and falling stars — copying snippets of CSS and JavaScript I didn't understand, and learning through trial and error. It wasn't formal, but it was my first taste of coding — and the moment I realized I could shape the internet, even if I didn't fully know how yet.

Life Before Software (and my first BSOD)

I was just a kid with an HP desktop, a lot of curiosity, and maybe too much empathy for my mom's wallet. This is a reflection on the early memories that quietly shaped my path to becoming a software developer — from blue screens to black boxes, and all the restarts in between.