My Story: Every Chapter So Far

This is a timeline of my journey through software engineering—every bug, breakthrough, and lesson learned. Each post is a chapter in a story that’s still unfolding.

Whether you’re new here or returning, I hope you find something that resonates. Dive in wherever you like.

Jan 2026

• Building the Pipeline: From Registry to Production in One Week
• Why Infrastructure Comes Before Code: Building for Real Products, Not Just Demos
• The Gift of Loving Your Craft: What Shoe Shining Taught Me About Engineering
• What Makes a Senior Engineer: A New Year Reflection on Growth Beyond the Stack

Dec 2025

• Built on the Shoulders of Giants: A Year-End Thank You to the Team That Shaped Me
• Unwrapping the Process: How AI Helps Me Share, Not Just Write
• From User Stories to Functional Requirements: A Disciplined Process
• Automating the Boring Stuff: When Forgetting to Push Becomes a Thing of the Past
• Architecture First, Features Later: Why I Built My Foundation Before Writing Code
• Three Days to Production: My First Spring Boot CRUD Microservice
• Why I Am Choosing Java in 2025: Enduring Craftsmanship in a Fast-Moving World
• Shipping a Blog with Real DevOps (Part 2): When Simplicity Meets Reality
• Defining an MVP That Actually Matters: When Product Vision Meets Engineering Reality
• PermaTechHub: Building a Marketplace That Mirrors Its Values
• Computing Beyond Obsolescence: Finding Meaning and Freedom in Technology That Lasts
• Shipping a Blog with Real DevOps (Part 1): From Idea to CI/CD Reality
• Building a Meaningful Engineering Project: When the Process Matters More Than the Product
• A Sabbatical With Intent: Rebuilding My Technical Foundations One Step at a Time
• When Plan A Fails: My Real-World Path from Mobile to Backend Engineering