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Thoughts on software engineering, TypeScript, and building better systems.

Home Automation, Finally Painless with LLMs

December 14, 2025 • #home-assistant , #appdaemon , #llm , #automation , #python , #claude

After 5 years of a neglected Home Assistant setup, I finally found the workflow that makes home automation fun again. The secret? Treating it as a code generation problem with AppDaemon and Claude.

Business Logic Validation in Typescript

August 9, 2025 • #typescript , #business-logic , #validation , #software-engineering , #software-design , #software-architecture

Business logic validation is hard. What starts as simple if-statements quickly evolves into a tangled mess of if/else/try/catch/throw - business rules need to share data, call external services, provide meaningful errors, need to be tested and understood, etc. If you're using Typescript, you might find this library useful.

Type-Driven Prompting: Better Code Generation with LLMs

July 17, 2025 • #types , #design , #llms , #software-engineering

Designing with types, and using LLMs to implement them, leads to better software!

Welcome to My Blog

July 15, 2024 • #introduction , #personal

This is my first blog post on my new personal website. Join me as I share thoughts on software engineering, technology, and more.