When Planning Becomes Code
How shifting from vague specs to reviewable, AI-generated plans can quiet the chaos of software development and cut the cost of rework.
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Hi, I'm Jarred.
CTO at Tracktile — building simple, powerful software for food & beverage manufacturers. We help makers focus on making, not wrestling spreadsheets.
I ship code, break systems to understand them, and write about what I learn along the way.
I write about the messy reality of building software. The fires, the failures, and occasionally the wins.
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Thoughts
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Prompts Are Build Artifacts Too
The prompts we use while building software with LLMs are as important as migrations, Dockerfiles, and ADRs. Why aren't we treating them that way?
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Forced Context Distillation: How I Use AI To Ship Faster
A workflow pattern for using AI to move from messy brainstorming to clean implementation by forcing context distillation between planning and execution phases.
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Mentors Never Met
Before I learned to build systems, I learned to break them with help from mentors who didn't know they were mentoring.
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Cleanup AWS CDK Assets from S3
AWS CDK is driving up your S3 bill and you may not even realize it.
Reading
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
Patrick Lencioni's The Five Dysfunctions of a Team is a fable about how to build a team that works.
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Built to Sell by John Warrillow
My takeaways after reading Built To Sell by John Warrillow.
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Escaping the Build Trap by Melissa Perri
How Effective Product Management Creates Real Value
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Traction by Gino Wickman
A Startup CTO's Guide to the Entrepreneurial Operating System
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The Phoenix Project
A Story About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Succeed.