A small side project I worked on this week: a set of tools to enhance data portability from Duck.ai, the private AI chat feature of DuckDuckGo.

Most mobile software assumes perpetual engagement and recurring revenue. This list catalogs the exceptions — applications built with defined scope, clear boundaries, and business models that do not depend on retention metrics. These applications operate on the assumption that user data belongs to the user, not the vendor.

AI can speed up the right kind of work, but it also has a talent for scaling whatever standards you bring to it. Used well, it helps careful engineers move faster; used badly, it turns half-baked thinking into a much more efficient mess.

Correcting and guiding an AI is deeply similar to dealing with an overly curious, know-it-all, but ultimately clueless five-year-old.

Recently, I had to design and build a large HTTP API facade for an existing system. Instead of sticking to my usual tools and patterns, I decided to use this as an opportunity to learn new technolo...

As a child, I spent countless hours immersed in computer games and learning BASIC, experimenting with simple programs on my Commodore 64 system. The allure wasn’t just the entertainment, but also t...

Mindlessly scrolling through social media feeds, jumping between short-form videos and binging dramas damages our ability to focus, learn, and handle emotions. There is now enough research to state...