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I joined Elastic hoping to become a different kind of developer advocate. Seven months later, I left with a better understanding of what I wanted from work.

Why the biggest problem with GenAI isn't hallucinations—it's the collapse of originality density in everything we write.

How to detect silent coding agent regressions in real time using OpenTelemetry and Elastic — a practical companion to my YouTube deep-dive on the Claude Code postmortem.

Part 2 of the definitive MacBook setup guide, covering development tools, IDE setup, and my experience with Zed vs VSCode.

A completely objective guide to setting up a MacBook for development, covering password managers, browsers, search engines, and terminal customization.

A newbie's reflections on DevRelCon 2022 (repost)

How transforming data using different coordinate systems can help you see your data in a new light.

Analyze sports data with hexbin shot charts and bubble charts with Plotly and Plotly Express (source code & my own data for all 30 teams included in my GitLab repo)

Communicating the data clearly - adding legends, scales and point sizes.

Start to create charts like the pros.

Catching up with the advanced analytics revolution