I make software.
I write things.
I change my mind.
I’m David—a husband, father, writer, and technologist, with a past in theatre and Silicon Valley. I write about AI, leading people, building companies, and the impact we have on each other. Also food, quantum physics, astronomy, and whatever else makes me stop and wonder. Usually over coffee. Sometimes while something’s on the stove.
A few places to start
Empathy as a Trait for Good Developers — Why understanding people makes us better at building software.
William Hyde Taught Me About Cheese and Passion in Life — Food, kindness, and a person whose curiosity stayed with me.
The Muscle I Forgot I Had — Finding my way back to writing and creativity.
Latest essays
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Stop Putting AI in Front of Kids
I work in AI. I come from three generations of educators. The research says we’re making…
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The AI Design Question Nobody Is Naming
400 developers split into two camps — both are right
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I Don’t Speak Portuguese. I Built a Portuguese Engineering Channel Anyway.
This morning I created a Slack channel called #counterpart-português. By the end of the day it…
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Engineering After AI: From Typists to Architects
Why syntax is a commodity and judgment is the new signal.
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How Much Caffeine Is Too Much?
Asking for a Friend.
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The Mission Statement That Helped Me Change My Life
And the GPT That Helps You Build Yours
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I Tried to Build Habits for Years. Here’s What Finally Worked.
Seven studies and 84 sober days later, I understand why habits actually stick
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The Muscle I Forgot I Had
Reclaiming my creative voice after 15 years of silence.
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Why I Wake Up at 5:15am to Write 1,000 Words
How I replaced the noise of addiction with the silence of creation.
