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Latest Articles 13 posts
The Work Before the Work
Painting cars and working with AI agents share the same lesson: preparation is what gives good work a chance to last.
Grateful for the Road That Led Here
A thank-you and personal reflection after being invited to talk about integrations, product work, and the experience that brought me to forward deployed engineering.
Finding the Opportunity After the AI Workshop
What an introductory AI session helped me see about practical implementation, local service, and the work I want to build next.
How Stacked Convertible Notes Can Eliminate Common-Stock Proceeds in an Acquisition
Why unconverted notes, accrued interest, change-of-control terms, and liquidation preferences can leave common stock with little or no value in an M&A exit.
Patching a Critical PHP Runtime Vulnerability Across Seven Environments
A case study in identifying PHP runtime exposure, pinning fixed container images, resolving build-context failures, and verifying a coordinated production rollout.
Building an AI-Assisted Carousel Pipeline Without Canva or Adobe
A case study in turning marketing ideas into editable SVGs and Instagram images with an AI coding agent, Python, and Inkscape, without a proprietary design service.
An Agentic AI Investigation of Disputed Online Reviews
A real-world case study in tool orchestration, evidence management, computational analysis, and human oversight.
Learning Python After PHP
What a PHP developer notices when Python becomes a tool for APIs, automation, and workflow pipelines.
Learning React After Vue
Why React remains the industry standard, what Vue makes easier at the start, and where React Native fits next.
The Shape of a Career
A reflection on nonlinear work, useful detours, and choosing what to carry into the next chapter.
Why I Still Start With Monoliths
Why the monolith remains the fastest, most secure, and most pragmatic starting point for new software projects.
Launching the CodeMonkeyG Tech Blog
Welcome to my engineering notebook. Here is why I built this markdown-powered blog with Astro, containerized it in Docker, and what topics to expect.