A Synthesis Engineering Craft

The Part of Your Job AI Can't Do (And Why It Matters More Now)

There's a lot of anxiety about AI making engineering skills obsolete. But the most valuable part of what you do was never the typing. The judgment, the architec

December 22, 2025·15 min read

The Foundation-First Pattern

Why the most effective AI-assisted projects start with humans writing code by hand. The counterintuitive pattern that makes everything else work.

December 14, 2025·6 min read

What OpenAI's Sora Build Teaches Us About Synthesis Coding

Four engineers shipped a #1 Play Store app in 28 days using AI agents. Their approach validates the patterns I've been writing about — and adds new ones worth s

December 10, 2025·6 min read

Building ownwords: A Synthesis Coding Case Study

What separates synthesis coding from vibe coding isn''t the tools — it''s the decisions. This technical case study walks through the architectural choices,...

December 7, 2025·12 min read