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Thoughts on engineering, cloud architecture, and the craft of building software — written for the version of me who needed to read them.

Building a Portfolio with Next.js, Supabase, and Claude Code
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Building a Portfolio with Next.js, Supabase, and Claude Code

A walkthrough of how I built this portfolio site — the stack choices, the decisions I'm proud of, and the ones I'd revisit. Plus what it's like building a full-stack app with Claude Code as a pair programmer.

Engineering·Portfolio
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Notes from Earning the AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification
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Notes from Earning the AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification

I sat the CLF-C02 exam in March 2026. Here's what I studied, what surprised me, and an honest take on whether the foundational AWS cert is worth the time as a full-stack developer.

Cloud·Career
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