Hello, World — Building This Site
How and why I built a static portfolio and blog with Astro, Terraform, and AWS. A walkthrough of the stack, the trade-offs, and the fun bits.
blog
Writing about software, cloud infrastructure, and things I find interesting.
TIL: Git's --fixup Flag and the Power of Interactive Rebase
A quick note on keeping commit history readable without the tedium of manual squashing.
Balcony Garden Part 2: What the Plants Taught Me
Four months of pot gardening, and some unexpected lessons about attention, failure, and small victories.
Why I Still Use a Terminal for Everything
IDEs have never been more powerful. I still default to the terminal. Here is why that is not just nostalgia.
Home Brewing Part 3: Conditioning and the Art of Patience
The hardest part of brewing is waiting. What happens inside the bottle, and why rushing it ruins everything.
Home Brewing Part 2: My First All-Grain Brew Day
Six hours, one near-overflow, and a surprising result. A full walkthrough of my first all-grain batch.
Home Brewing Part 1: Getting Started
Everything I wish I knew before buying my first kit — equipment, ingredients, and managing expectations.
Balcony Garden Part 1: Starting a Herb Garden in a Small Space
No yard, no problem. How I started growing herbs on a Johannesburg apartment balcony with very little money.