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I’m a software engineer working on applied AI and agentic systems, and the maker of QuickAdd and other tools for thought.
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Recent book notes
2026
- Never Split the Difference
- The Capitalist Manifesto
- Software Engineering at Google
- Clear Thinking
- The Software Engineer's Guidebook
- Hope and Help for Your Nerves: Learn to Relax and Enjoy Life Again by Overcoming Fear and Nervous Tension
- Dare: The New Way to End Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks Fast
- Essentialism
- On Liberty
- A Man for All Markets
2025
- Powerful Python
- Zero to One
- AI Engineering
- Building Generative AI Services with FastAPI
- Fundamentals of Software Architecture
- LLM Engineer's Handbook
- The 80/20 Principle
- The ONE Thing
- Discipline is Destiny
- The Minimalist Entrepreneur: How Great Founders Do More With Less
- How to Read a Book
- Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
- You Don't Know JS Yet: Get Started
- The Art of Doing Science and Engineering