Who I am

"Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking." — Marcus Aurelius

I'm Michael, I have over 25 years of experience in Web and Mobile Application development. I now use my skills to write about productivity, career growth and software development. Photography and videography are also hobbies of mine. I'm looking to provide insights on how to apply stoic philosophy to modern problems in today's world!

Debugged Mind: The Stoic Coder's Guide to Stress-Free Projects

My book "Debugged Mind: The Stoic Coder's Guide to Stress-Free Projects" shares practical techniques for applying Stoic wisdom to the daily challenges of development work.

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The Stoic Coder

The One Feature Built Different

A stable system, a decade of experience, and one decision to be interesting.

JUL 5
The Compiler Doesn't Care What You Think

The oldest idea in Stoicism is running in your CI pipeline.

JUN 28
The Two-Second Decision

AI isn't the villain. The order is everything.

JUN 21
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Medium

July 6, 2026

How to Use AI Without Getting Worse at Your Job

The answer is not using AI less. It is knowing which work to keep doing yourself.

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June 22, 2026

AI Won’t Make Senior Developers Obsolete. It’ll Make Them Dull.

You will keep shipping senior-looking work the entire time it happens.

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June 8, 2026

AI Won’t Replace Mid-Level Developers. It’ll Strand Them

The juniors never form. The seniors atrophy. The mid-level freezes halfway. Deformation is the pattern. Continue reading on Level Up Coding…

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Stuff I do

"Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it." — Epictetus
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