$ whoami
Alex Doran
software engineer
$ cat bio.txt
I build small, fast tools and write about how they work. Most days that means backend systems and CLIs; some days it means figuring out why a build is slow.
$ ls writing/
| 2026-07-09 | notes-on-rebuilding-this-site.md |
| 2026-03-14 | a-smaller-way-to-think-about-caching.md |
| 2026-01-22 | what-i-learned-shipping-a-cli-tool.md |
$ ls projects/
| wireframe/ | — Minimal static site generator |
| pockets/ | — CLI expense tracker |
| signal/ | — Small job queue for Node |
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