Musing

18 Jul 2026 · 1 min

A few weeks ago I wrote that I was betting a new product on an unfashionable foundation. It just launched. This is the short, happy note before the longer ones.

2 Jul 2026 · 5 min

A reflection on whether it makes sense to build a brand-new product on a mature platform the hype cycle has moved past – and why the answer depends entirely on whether that platform is your audience or your engine.

6 May 2026 · 8 min

Step into a time machine, punch in a date, and you won't arrive in the past — you'll materialise in empty space. Here's the flaw every time travel story ignores, and why it makes the real version far more interesting.

23 Feb 2026 · 2 min

A reflection on how AI code generation is changing the value proposition of small, single-purpose open-source packages, and what that means for the future of the PHP ecosystem.