Welcome to my blog 👋

Hi, I'm Christopher. After 20+ years as a software developer, I now work as a developer advocate, helping people build stronger systems and think more clearly about infrastructure.

My core belief is that maintaining software is more important than building it. Stewardship means knowing what you have, tracking what you use, and ensuring long-term reliability. If you value systems that last, you're in the right place.

You'll find my writing split into two flavors:

Short essays on systems thinking and development philosophy, the unglamorous work of keeping things running.

Longer technical guides on real infrastructure and code, how I approach it, and why those choices work.

Send me a message and let's connect.

Featured

• A Practical Folder Structure for Developers and Solopreneurs

  9 Jun, 2026

  A practical folder structure for developers and solopreneurs to organize projects, client work, and business documents with less friction.

• Streams Record Truth. Queues Do Work: A .NET Way To Keep Them Straight

  15 Dec, 2025

  Stop mixing streams and queues. Build a bridge-and-worker pattern in .NET to keep your audit trail safe and your job queue fast. Code included.

• Stop Naming Your Variables "Flag": The Art of Boolean Prefixes

  7 Dec, 2025

  Stop naming booleans flag or done. Learn the four prefixes (is, has, can, should) that eliminate ambiguity, prevent bugs, and make code reviews faster.