Mobile engineering, product thinking, and craft
I’m a mobile engineerfocused on product,craft, and execution.
I work across React Native and native iOS, from new consumer products to scaling existing apps. My focus is practical: better UX, stronger developer experience, and turning product strategy into work that is clear, executable, and worth shipping.
Point of view
Useful products come from clear thinking and strong execution.
I like working where product ambition meets technical constraint. That usually means improving UX, shaping simpler paths forward, and building delivery practices that help teams move with confidence rather than chaos.
01 / Work
The fun part is making the hard bits feel obvious.
Coffee Dev
Turns GitHub activity into a readable cafe simulation with authored layouts, idle loops, and product-facing progression.
Cosmographer
A way to visualise a project’s domains and cross-cutting concerns by traversing code, tracing connections, and rendering the result with Cosmograph.
skills
A personal operating layer for AI-assisted engineering, built around repeatable commands like /dev-plan and /journal to turn recurring workflows into durable skills.
Writing space for the thinking behind the work.
Making the switch
How I transitioned from IDE to ADE, and why I'm trying not to look back.
EssayPlaying with fire(base)
When Google fumbles the ball what does it all mean, and assessing the impact and fallout.
EssayDeath spiral
Death spiral by Luke Taylor: AI can amplify engineering, but automated output risks eroding context, judgment, and ownership.
EssayThe AI story so far...
The AI story so far... by Luke Taylor: from skepticism to regular use, with a human-in-the-loop view of AI in engineering.
Things I would share across the table.
I Have Survived 4 Tech Extinctions Since 2002. And AI Is Number 4
A reflection on four waves of technological change and what AI may mean for the people working through the latest one.
LinkSlop Grenade
A concise case against dropping AI-generated essays into conversations when a human answer would do.
BookDune saga
An expansive sci-fi saga with rich world building, intricate factions, and a lasting influence on modern science fiction.
BookReady Player One and Two
A nostalgic, high-stakes sci-fi adventure for anyone who enjoys gaming, pop-culture references, and near-future quests.
BookThe Martian
Andy Weir's tense, funny survival story balances science, momentum, and problem-solving without becoming dry.
BookProject Hail Mary
An end-of-the-world sci-fi story with humour, momentum, and satisfying science-led problem solving.
04 / Contact