Journal

Four weeks, 1.3 million rows, and no ways of working

Four weeks in Moodle usage data with Claude — token burn, local scripts, loose definitions, and engineering lessons rediscovered the hard way.

The Tricky Second Album

Part two of the job hunt notes: pacing, buses, extra final rounds, and why pastry helps.

Shot in the Dark

Dialing in home espresso after the café nudge, rookie mistakes on the way, and whether the kit was worth it.

Moodle Mayhem

Notes from joining Action Sustainability, prototyping Moodle from scratch, and why we're extending it with our own plugins rather than fighting the core.

Our Product Team Charter

A lightweight operating model for shipping regularly, collaborating early, and avoiding process for process's sake.

When AI Rewrites Tests Instead of Fixing Code

Six navigation iterations, a test that was rewritten instead of code being fixed, and what it taught me about working with AI on product problems.

Hosting Product Templates Instead of Notion

Moving templates from Notion to self-hosted markdown with a Notion-like UI, plus adding table and horizontal rule support to the markdown renderer.

Part 1 — Finding Your Next Product Role

My experiences from finding a new product role

Building This Journal With AI

A friendly retro on spinning up the journal with GPT-5 Codex in a single afternoon.

Thoughts on Email Deliverability

Three things that really move the needle when trying to get emails seen (and read).

Kicking Off the Journal

First note on spinning up a lightweight space for product musings.