Hello from the new site

This is the first post on the rebuilt site. It exists mostly to prove the plumbing works — but since you're here, a quick note on what to expect.

The plan is to use this space for writing about engineering practice: systems that hold up under load, the operational habits that keep them running, and the work of leading the teams that build them. Less framework news, more "here's what broke and what we learned." Topics I expect to come back to: testing strategies, observability, on-call rotations, and the quiet decisions that compound over the life of a codebase.

The site is built on Next.js with the App Router, styled with Tailwind, posts authored as MDX in this repo. The whole thing is deliberately boring — fewer moving parts means fewer late-night surprises, and the content is what matters anyway. If you want a sense of the shape:

export async function getAllPosts(): Promise<Post[]> {
  const entries = await fs.readdir(POSTS_DIR);
  const posts = await Promise.all(entries.map(readPostFile));
  return posts
    .filter((p): p is Post => p !== null)
    .filter((p) => !p.frontmatter.draft)
    .sort((a, b) => (a.frontmatter.date < b.frontmatter.date ? 1 : -1));
}

A flat directory of MDX files, sorted by date, drafts hidden. That's the content model. No CMS, no database, no scheduled publishing — git push is the publish button.

If you'd like to follow along, the RSS feed is the durable way to subscribe. More writing soon.