Seeking the Machine
Brian BowdenDigging into engineering, management, and entrepreneurship with a focus on the fintech space
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Embrace Irreverent Experimentation
Building with Claude Code is changing the way I think about engineering. I’m less reverent than ever. I can build quickly, and I can just as quickly rip something out or de-integrate it.
Of course, production-level contracts still matter....
A brief summary of my experience with Claude Code
I've been using Claude Code professionally for the past 2 months, with limited agent use prior to that (via Windsurf). Overall, I've seen a roughly 30% boost in productivity in full-stack development, with significant spikes in particular t...
I'm sick of evaluating AI products
Every time I hear about a new AI chat interface or agent being launched for a product that I regularly use, my stress level rises. For a long time, I didn't really think about why. I just figured I was getting stressed out by the high frequ...
Facets of my Engineering Career
Over the past 1.5 years, I've made multiple transitions in my life and career:
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Started as a senior engineer at a post-acquisition startup in San Francisco.
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Took over as manager of my engineering team.
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Quit the manager posi...
Modeling Solar
Backstory
A month ago, my wife and I made the monumental decision to leave our SF Bay Area apartment behind and set forth on a multi-year RV adventure. No home base, just full-time RV life. We’d already been exploring a more minimalist...
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Engineering manager and veteran software engineer with an expertise in fintech. Lived in Tennessee until 2021 when I made the big move to the San Francisco Bay Area.
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