Welcome to My Blog

Welcome to the blog - a new addition to my portfolio site where I’ll be sharing thoughts on product delivery, software development, and the lessons I pick up along the way.

Why a Blog?

I’ve spent years building tools and shipping products, but most of that thinking has stayed in my head or buried in Obsidian notes. This blog is a way to surface some of it - partly to organise my own thoughts, and partly because I think there’s value in sharing the messy, honest side of building things. Not just what shipped, but why certain decisions were made and what I’d do differently.

I’m also in the middle of a career transition - moving from hands-on engineering and technical delivery into dedicated product and delivery leadership roles. That shift comes with its own learning curve, and I want to share those learnings openly as I go. What’s translating well from my engineering background, what’s new territory, and what I’m finding out about how product teams really work from the inside.

What to Expect

The posts here won’t follow a strict schedule or a single format. Some will be reflections on product decisions I’ve made - like the recent post on how this portfolio site evolved from hardcoded HTML to an Obsidian-powered Astro build. Others might cover delivery practices I’ve found useful, tools I’m experimenting with, or opinions on how product and engineering teams can work better together.

If you work in product, delivery, or software engineering, hopefully something here resonates. If not, at least you’ll get a window into how I think about problems.

Built With Astro

Since this site already runs on Astro, adding the blog was a natural extension - Astro’s content collections make it straightforward to write in Markdown in Obsidian, have it sync over using a Python script and have posts appear on the site with minimal overhead. It’s the same philosophy behind the rest of the portfolio: keep the tooling simple so the content stays front and centre.

Thanks for reading. If anything sparks a conversation, I’d love to hear from you - feel free to get in touch.