I’m downside154 — I build things and document the parts worth remembering. This page is the short version; the writing is the long one.
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downside154
Software engineer · backend & systems
I keep a working engineering journal — open build logs, notes on what broke, and the occasional opinion. It doubles as a paper trail of how I think, for teammates, other developers, and the curious.
Now
▹Writing up build notes from recent projects
▹Safe migrations of legacy systems into reliable and expansive architecture
▹Contemplating the role of AI brings in current mercurial workflows and communications
Working with
PythonTypeScriptJavaPostgreSQLEKL stackAWSGrafanaPrometheusApache AirflowTemporal
Selected writing