Writing

On technology and the road less traveled

Long pieces, in no hurry, written to understand rather than to conclude.

Older writing

A single golf ball on a wooden tee, low in the grass, the rest of the course thrown out of focus behind it.

Can an LLM win at code golf in TypeScript?

I ran Opus 4.8 against 21 CodinGame code golf puzzles in TypeScript, from easy to hard. It never came close to first place, and usually didn't even beat the best human TypeScript. Here are the numbers.

June 1, 20266 min read

The London Eye gone quiet over the Thames at dusk, a minute before the lights came up.

Notes on Anthropic's Partner Basecamp

Two days at Anthropic's Partner Basecamp: the diagnostic loop, evals as a discipline, the three phases of AI inside a company, and an evening to rewalk London.

May 30, 20264 min read

The Côte Vermeille between Cerbère and Banyuls, terraced vineyards running straight down to a wind-blown sea.

Travel

A few spring days around Narbonne, in photos

Photos from a late-March trip around Narbonne and the Côte Vermeille: Carcassonne, the canal at Narbonne, a rhino at Sigean, and the wind on the coast at Collioure, all off-season and under the sun.

April 15, 20261 min read