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Collection
Things I've read, use, or keep coming back to.
Books
Designing Data-Intensive Applications
Read to build first-principles foundations in distributed systems design, databases, and message queues.
The Pragmatic Programmer
Read to move from writing code to building reliable software, focusing on developer pragmatism and orthogonality.
Clean Architecture
Read to understand the boundaries, dependency rules, and architectural separations necessary in large software systems.
A Philosophy of Software Design
Read to counter complexity in software by designing deep modules with simple interfaces.
Atomic Habits
Read to optimize my daily schedule and research routines, turning small systems improvements into long-term compounding output.
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Read for its insights on leverage, specific knowledge, and building product and philosophy at the intersection of tech and business.
Excellent resource for web development, LLMs, database deep dives, and open-source project updates.
Thoughtful, data-backed write-ups on software development, engineering organization, and computer systems.
Insights on deep learning, neural networks, artificial intelligence, and software development.
Clear, visual, and highly accessible breakdowns of networking, Linux internals, Git, and systems programming.
Influential essays covering technology startups, programming languages, and product philosophy.
Tools I rely on
Obsidian
Local-first markdown editor used for research notes, conceptual mapping, and daily journaling.
Neovim
Highly customized modal editor for fast, keyboard-driven code editing and configuration.
Excalidraw
Virtual whiteboard used to sketch software architectures, database schemas, and mental models.
Zotero
Research assistant for collecting, organizing, citing, and sharing research papers and sources.