·8 min read

The Accidental Engineer: Why I Didn't Study CS, and Why I Have No Regrets

My journey from a phone-only hacker kid in KwaZulu-Natal to full-stack engineer and data engineering learner — without ever studying Computer Science, and why that path was exactly right.

·7 min read

The Mango, the Grant, and the Code: Why I'm Building for the Africa That Isn't Online

How a Facebook video from Malawi changed my perspective on technical debt, manual administration, and what it means to build systems that actually serve people.

·8 min read

Why I Removed Astro From My Stack: A Regression in Disguise

Astro's 'content-first' defaults ignore why routing was invented. Fast metrics aren't the same as respectful user experience — and TanStack Start brings me back to the present.

·7 min read

Before Taste Comes Curiosity: The Spark of Wonder, Serendipitous Discoveries, and the Path to Refined Intuition

A companion to Ram's 'What is taste and how can you develop it' — naming the prerequisite spark and how broad wonder narrows into taste through delightful surprises and domain obsession.

·6 min read

Why I Added Astro to My Stack (And Why It Challenged Everything I Thought I Knew)

Exploring how Astro challenged my approach to web development and led me to build a more intentional, specialized tech stack with TanStack Start for apps and Astro for content.

·7 min read

Why Your AI Keeps Getting It Wrong: A Parable About MCP and the Source of Truth

A story about documentation, hallucinations, and how the Model Context Protocol (MCP) finally made AI assistants reliable.

·10 min read

Don't Let Your Worldview Become Your Cage: Why Memory Limits Serendipity and AI Changes Everything

A story about a developer, a UI shift, and the difference between knowledge and wisdom.

·6 min read

Modern Domain Infrastructure: How I Built a Professional Web Presence for $5

How I built a complete professional web infrastructure with custom domain, email forwarding, SMTP relay, and SSL for just $5 using Unstoppable Domains, Cloudflare, Vercel, and Brevo.

·3 min read

The Unconventional Path: From a Facebook Group to Mastering the Modern Web Stack

My self-driven journey from learning HTML on a phone in KwaDlangezwa to mastering React, TypeScript, and the TanStack suite, guided by community and pure tenacity.

·3 min read

Me Before Coding

My journey before becoming a coder, sharing personal insights and experiences.

·6 min read

Why I Choose React.js Over Angular (And Why It Feels Right for Me)

My personal take on React vs Angular after building real apps like Trailer Base—focusing on flexibility, modern tools, and why React wins for developers who value freedom over rigid structure.