What I am doing now

A snapshot of where my attention is going, rather than a list of everything in it.

Updated October 2026

Focus

Where the time actually goes

Four things, in rough order of how much of the week they take.

Building
A billing system that has to be boring to be trusted, and a small agent I use every day.
Learning
Dutch, mostly. Some reading on system design when the commute allows.
Improving
Writing more regularly, and saying less when I am unsure.
Exploring
Whether agents can be made genuinely dependable rather than just impressive.

Previously

Earlier snapshots

Kept rather than overwritten, so the page has a memory.

September 2026

Building: AI agents and the tooling around them — what they can and can't do yet.
Learning: System design in depth — distributed systems, messaging, caching and scaling.
Improving: Backend engineering in Java and Spring — services that hold up under load.
Exploring: Dutch, and public speaking — getting better in front of people.

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Curious about any of it?

If you are working on something on this list, or something adjacent, say hello. I like comparing notes.