Hi, I'm John.

This is my personal site, where I share what I'm building, ideas I keep coming back to, and quotes worth keeping. Most of the writing is about software, intelligence, and the systems we build around both.

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Notes and Quotes I Like

Quotes I Like

Short phrases and lines that are useful enough to keep close.

Ali ibn Abi Talib, via YouTube
An intelligent person needs only a hint
“Al-labibu yakfihi al-ishara” (اللبيب تكفيه الإشارة) translates to “An intelligent person needs only a hint.” In this context: the smarter the agent, the less it needs to reconstruct the whole thing.

Posts

Essays and notes I have written on software, intelligence, and adjacent ideas.

Outside Notes I Like

External writing and references I keep coming back to.

Rodrigo Pombo • November 13, 2019
Build your own React
A step-by-step walkthrough of reimplementing the core ideas behind React.