AI engineer and cofounder at Sync Stream. Notes on what I build, read, and think about.https://thisisquan.com/https://thisisquan.com/writing/staying-optimistic-about-ai/https://thisisquan.com/writing/staying-optimistic-about-ai/The doom scenario is a real problem. This is the argument for getting out of it, written down for when I need it.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thisisquan.com/writing/why-i-write-here/https://thisisquan.com/writing/why-i-write-here/A short note on what this site is for and what I plan to put in it.Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thisisquan.com/readings/a-philosophy-of-software-design/https://thisisquan.com/readings/a-philosophy-of-software-design/Ousterhout's case for deep modules and why it maps well onto agent tooling.Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT