motion: my 2025 year in review
reflection on my personal and professional growth in 2025, covering major life events, career milestones, and lessons learned.
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year in review personal 2025
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Thoughts on software development, design, and technology. I write about what I learn and build.Featured Posts
Why Every Developer Should Master Visual Thinking
understanding visual design principles can greatly enhance a developer's ability to create intuitive user interfaces.
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design visual design visual thinking
AI models / LLM’s will never disagree with you.
tl;dr: chatgpt, claude, and other ai tools are trained to be agreeable people-pleasers. they’ll validate terrible ideas, help justify bad decisions.
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edtech AI chatbots
chatbots dont remember your students
tldr: AI doesn't really remember your students and you don't have to worry about them with training
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edtech AI chatbots
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I Enjoy Music
A blog post about my love for music (DJ'ing) and how it influences my life.
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music software
navigating the ai agent revolution
an overview of ai agent development: key terminology, frameworks, architectural patterns, and why human oversight remains essential even as llms reshape how we build software..
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AI agents
deploying a full-stack typescript app to a single EC2 instance: a survival guide
a detailed guide on deploying a typescript api and react web app to a single ec2 instance, including database handling ssl, pm2 configuration, and continuous deployment for production.
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