About

A System Architect with 30 years of experience building production systems — now using that experience to audit the AI hype.

What this site is

This site exists because AI is moving faster than the tutorials. Most content shows you how to use a tool. Very little shows you why it's built the way it is — or what happens when it breaks at 3am.

Every article here is a written companion to a Tech Dad video. Tutorials, explainers, reviews, and podcast transcripts — all indexed by series so you can follow a topic end-to-end.

The voice and the insight

The voice is AI. The insight is 100% human architect. Every article, every video — the analysis comes from 30 years of building and breaking systems.

Who this is for

You're a tech professional who's intermediate or above. You want to use AI to build real systems — not just play with demos. You're the person right behind the frontier. Comfortable with the tools. Skeptical of the hype.

Series
Inside the Code
Historical code, real failures, and landmark successes — studied through the lens of what they mean for the AI era. Good algorithms and design decisions don't expire.
5 pieces
AI Models
Reviews, tests, and analysis of specific AI models. What each model actually does well, where it breaks down, and what the release means for builders.
3 pieces
AI Builder
Building real apps and agents with AI — pipelines, memory systems, autonomous workflows, and multi-agent simulations. Code included.
10 pieces
Creator Tools
Scripts, tools, and workflows for video creators. SRT generation, watermark removal, and production automation — the toolbox behind the channel.
2 pieces
Build Log
Architecture decisions behind this site and channel — framework choices, caching strategy, infrastructure trade-offs. The running record of how we build.
3 pieces
AI Era
Big-picture takes on how AI is reshaping work, tools, and industries. Written for the curious non-technical reader and the seasoned professional alike.
5 pieces
Claude
Hands-on workflows with Anthropic's Claude ecosystem — Claude Design, Claude Code, and Claude Chat. Principles, patterns, and production lessons from real projects.
1 pieces
Antigravity
The complete guide to the Antigravity agentic IDE. From the basics of setting up your 3-Chat workflow to mastering the context window and executing massive architectural migrations.
6 pieces
37
articles
23
podcasts
8
series

The setup

Built with Astro 6, deployed on Cloudflare Workers at the edge. YouTube playlists fetched from the Data API v3 and cached in Cloudflare KV. Articles are MDX files in a Git repo. No CMS, no trackers.

Find the channel

youtube.com/@UseAIwithTechDad ↗