My Portfolio

I love Cursor, but here are some features I still miss in my day-to-day work.

On fatherhood, losing the habit of finishing things, and what raising two toddlers teaches you about time, work, and adulthood.

Some curious and surprising facts about you and your career after having kids.

Reflecting on last year and looking ahead to 2026.

Thoughts on programming interfaces, agentic workflows, and the future of coding.

Reflections and workflows from an engineer learning to build with AI.

On finding motivation to write again, parenting, and preparing for an AI future while working in big tech.

How AI is influencing the popularity of programming languages by creating a positive feedback loop.

Exploring how AI and Large Language Models can transform software engineering, particularly in the development and deployment lifecycle.

This blog post provides my firsthand perspective on working in a big tech company.

In this personal blog post, I share my journey of falling in love with programming as a teenager in Armenia and the transformative impact it has had on my life.

Vartan Gregorian, an influential Armenian-American academic, historian, and educator, transformed education and society through his passion, dedication, and leadership, leaving a lasting legacy and inspiring lessons for future generations.

A story about hard work, passion, and a group of computer engineers who want to build a new microcomputer in the 1970s.

Reflections on the challenges and realities of building a solo business while working full-time, and how it compares to traditional employment.

Earlier this week, I shared in my yearly review that I would like to learn a new programming language next year and chose Rust.

We are closing the year soon, and I'm off from work this week.

It’s been a couple of years now since I discovered my deep passion for building developer tools.

In the past couple of years, I've developed a deep passion for developer tools.

This is the message I keep telling myself for the past couple of months.

I have wanted to write about this topic for a while and promised myself a couple of months ago that after landing a new job, I’d finally sit down one weekend and write down everything I know about tech interviews and how I prepare for them.

Reflections on leaving Buffer after four and a half years, and the journey to joining Netflix to work on developer productivity and tooling.

Reflections on the learning process for programmers, the challenges of keeping up with rapidly evolving technologies, and strategies for effective learning.

Reflections on the benefits of single-tasking and focusing on one thing at a time, with practical tips for improving focus and productivity.

Exploring the challenges of balancing a full-time job with entrepreneurial aspirations, and the decision-making process involved in choosing between them.

A personal journey of transitioning from a product engineer to a site reliability engineer, exploring the challenges and learnings along the way.

In this blog post, I share the ideas that I think you can start exploring today to increase your income.

In 2018, I decided to start a side-business.

For the past year or so I’ve started to value my time a lot and decided if I ever get involved in side-projects it won’t be for free.

It was the winter of 2016 when I opened my phone and saw the job offer from Buffer.