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December - AI

With the Benefit of Hindsight

How a weekend project combining LLMs and public datasets offered new, retrospective insights into 150 years of UK political history—and what it revealed about leverage, adaptation, and the surprising power of small tools.

December 15 7 min read

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March - AI

DSLs shine in an AI world

Exploring how Domain-Specific Languages paired with AI can enhance software development workflows, improve accuracy, and solve niche problems effectively.

March 24 6 min read

February - AI

AI Software Development

AI-powered code editors are evolving fast, and I’ve been experimenting with some of the latest tools. Here’s what I’ve learned about how AI is shaping the future of coding.

February 24 4 min read

Solving Two Sum

Two Sum is one of those classic algorithm problems that appear simple but can teach you a lot about optimising solutions. Here's how I went from a brute force attempt to a highly efficient solution.

February 13 7 min read

Neetcode 150

LeetCode has always been something I’ve dipped in and out of, but I’ve never committed to structured practice. That changes now. I’m starting the Neetcode 150 challenge to strengthen my problem-solving skills, and I’ll be documenting my progress along the way.

February 2 6 min read

January - frontend

Reflections on Svelte

After years of working with React, I found myself increasingly frustrated with the overhead modern frontend development demands. Svelte’s simplicity has been a refreshing alternative, stripping away much of the unnecessary complexity and making development feel more natural.

January 19 5 min read

New Learnings

After some time away from writing, I'm keen to get into a routine of sharing and building more frequently. My posts, including this one, outline my newly adopted learning process, aiming to both consolidate my understanding and potentially aid others.

January 14 5 min read

Hello world, hello new site

I've embarked on a new routine of building and learning, which has led to the creation of this site. Built with Svelte and SvelteKit, it represents a much-improved upgrade from my previous minimalist site and is built using a Svelte.

January 1 3 min read