August 14, 2026
Netlify’s Database API Has 19 Operations. The One My Agents Need Returns 401.
There is no API, CLI, or MCP way to delete a Netlify Database branch. An open letter to the company that coined Agent Experience, from a builder living it.
July 29, 2026
How We Learned to Measure the Web: A History From Server Logs to Core Web Vitals
The web spent 30 years measuring the wrong stats. A history of web measurement from 1995 server logs to Core Web Vitals, from someone who lived it.
July 27, 2026
My llms.txt Got Zero Reads. So I Read My Logs to See Who Actually Crawls My Site.
My llms.txt got zero AI reads, and a 137,000-site study agrees. Here is what my server logs say actually crawls a site, and why the fundamentals still win.
February 24, 2026
Commerce Protocols Solved Checkout. The Hard Part Comes Next.
I hate running out of pantry staples and prefer to keep backups of the essentials, especially coffee. We have a ... Read more
January 28, 2026
From the V-Model to Real User Feedback
For a long time, the dominant question in software delivery wasn’t how fast we could move, but how early we ... Read more
September 23, 2025
Rewrite vs. Enhance: Finally a Data-Driven Answer
Every product manager or engineer who’s inherited someone else’s codebase knows the question: Do we try to enhance what’s here—or ... Read more
January 27, 2025
DeepSeek & The Future of AI Models: Lessons from the Browser Wars
The trajectory of innovation in AI today reminds me of the early days of the web and the browser wars ... Read more
January 6, 2025
SaaS companies are irrelevant with AI agents
I’ve heard a few folks joking (sometimes not-so-jokingly) about how the next wave of AI agents, combined with a simple ... Read more
August 4, 2014
YouTube vs. Hosting on Your Own Site
Why brand and product videos on YouTube cost you brand control, SEO credit, and optimization data — and when self-hosting on an OVP wins.
November 13, 2013
Responsive Web Design and Today’s Tools
Responsive design is no silver bullet, but new tools finally free designers from cutting up images for every screen size.