Life and Career | AI | Coding
So, I’m a Forward-Deployed Engineer
After years working between factory floors, operations, consulting, software, and AI, I finally found a job title that describes the work: forward-deployed engineer.
Launching PaperTiger — Simulated Trading on Prediction Markets
Launching PaperTiger – an app and api/MCP tool suite for simulating trading on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi.
Never Going Back Again (from Vibe Coding)
Vibe coding annoys engineers for good reasons. But like electronics before it, software is moving toward cheaper, less repairable, more disposable systems.
I’ll Launch As Soon As I’ve Fixed This Bug
Just a few little bugs to go – launch is imminent.
How to Build an AWS Lambda Layer for npm Packages (Node.js)
A practical guide to packaging, publishing, and attaching an AWS Lambda layer for Node.js npm dependencies—including Linux and architecture pitfalls.
Using Zod and zodResponseFormat with OpenAI
A few notes from figuring out how to use Zod and zodResponseFormat in OpenAI’s “Structured Outputs”.
Domain Finder — A Script to Find Cool .com Domain Names
About Domain Finder — a quick Pythons script to access AI APIs and come up with domain names, then check their availability.
Decoder: An AI Script to Summarise an Application Codebase
About “Decoder”, a script to figure out what the hell an application does, so you can pass that context to other developers or to the AI itself.
How This Site is Built
How this site is built — WordPress, Kadence, plus some customisation.
JSON Array to Google Sheets Table / CSV using Google Apps Script
How to convert a JSON array to a table in Google Sheets using Google Apps Script.
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