Hi, I'm John Doe. I build scalable backend systems, distributed architectures, and developer tools.

This website is built with Breath, a minimalist digital garden and engineering blog theme for Astro. It blends traditional long-form essays with an evolving, interlinked knowledge garden.

Philosophy

I believe in deep modules, ruthless simplification, and tending thoughts over time. Writing is the highest-leverage way to refine mental models and share learnings with the engineering community.

Stack & Colophon

• Framework: Astro 5+ (zero client framework overhead)
• Typography: Yanone Kaffeesatz & JetBrains Mono
• Styling: Pure CSS variables, responsive drawers, strict dark/light contrast
• Knowledge Graph: Bi-directional wikilinks & Andy Matuschak-style stacked note previews

Elsewhere on the Web

Some of the writing that shaped my thinking: The Joel Test, Coding Horror, and A Brief History & Ethos of the Digital Garden.