Chemaclass
Building software, teams, and ideas
"Programming is the art of simplifying routines."
About
15+ years building software, 5+ leading teams. Still writing code daily.
I specialize in layered architecture, modular monoliths, and TDD. I organize AI agents as a team of specialists with clear roles and constraints, so quality standards don't compete with deadlines.
A great engineer is not just a great coder. The best teams are the ones where psychological safety and growth mindset make everyone sharper.
Latest Content
Laissez Faire, Laissez Passer
One old French phrase holds the whole case for free markets. Let people act, let goods pass. No planner knows what the market knows, and freedom, not control, should be the default…
July 05, 2026 · 4 min read
Cut the Token Bill on Both Ends
Two small tools that compound: Caveman shrinks what the agent says back, RTK shrinks what your terminal pipes in. More room in the same context window, same mod…
June 26, 2026 · 4 min
The Eternal Return
Nietzsche used eternal return as a test. Life uses it as a mirror. Patterns rhyme not to predict the future, but to reveal who you become under pressure.
June 01, 2026 · 5 min
Skills Over Agents
Why Claude Code skills beat specialized agents. On-demand context, not the model, decides quality. Build a skill library that travels with your code.
May 19, 2026 · 5 min
Open Source Projects
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519A Lisp that compiles to PHP
(ns app)
(defn greet [name]
(str "Hello, " name "!"))Functional programming meets PHP. Write expressive, immutable code with macros, pattern matching, and a REPL.
bashunit
417Testing framework for Bash
function test_sum() {
assert_equals 4 "$(sum 2 2)"
}Write tests for your bash scripts with a simple, expressive syntax. Assertions, mocking, snapshots, and more.