"This document exists to answer questions people usually discover too late: How does this person actually work? What happens when things go wrong? Will they reduce chaos or add to it?"
Work is not effort. Work is value delivered with minimal waste. I don't measure work by hours spent or tasks completed. I measure it by problems permanently solved and systems that reduce future effort.
Most bad software is built because people rush to solutions. I don't. I slow down to find the underlying pain, not just the symptom.
I don't start with screens. I start with structure. I design for scale even when scale isn't here yet—not premature optimization, but architectural foresight.
Clear Boundaries
Defining what a component owns, what it does NOT own, and exactly where state resides.
Zero "Magic"
Rewriting coincidence-driven logic into explicit, predictable APIs that don't surprise developers.
The compiler is easy to satisfy. Humans are not. I write code assuming someone else will debug it under pressure. I optimize for readability over cleverness.
Strict Standard
"If code requires context from my head to be understood, I've failed."
I don't design for Dribbble shots. I design for humans. Performance is UX. Accessibility is not a feature—it is baseline quality.
Performance
Consistency
Accessibility
Most requirements are incomplete or wrong. I don't blindly execute; I surface edge cases early. I value clarity over harmony—short-term discomfort beats long-term damage.
"If something doesn't make sense, I say it doesn't make sense. Silence is how bad decisions survive."
Pressure exposes character. I cut scope, not quality. I communicate trade-offs clearly. I don't panic, and I don't romanticize burnout.
I don't ask: "Did this ship?" I ask: "Is the system easier to extend now? Would I be proud to maintain this in a year?" If the answer is no, the work isn't done.
Reduced Future Complexity
System Extendability
"If you find this too intense or too opinionated, that's useful information."
"I'm for builders who care about long-term quality and want systems, not hacks."