System Notes

Short, practical posts on systems thinking, no-code architecture, and automation.

Last Updated Dec 12, 2025

Principles – Core theses and frameworks

Why I Don’t Panic Over Deadlines AnymoreBeyond No-Code vs Code: The Comprehension CrisisSystems Show Themselves at the EdgesTwelve Signs of a Stable No-Code SystemStructure Before SpeedYou’re Not Building Systems. You’re Building Hope.You Don’t Need Real-Time. You Need to Build for What’s Real. You're Not Crazy. No-Code Is Chaos.

Field Cases – Observations from the wild

Beyond the Page Limit: Pagination as a Marker of Automation GovernanceAI Without Architecture Breaks FasterThe Runaway “One-Time” ScenarioMake Waves ’25: A System in Adolescence

Clarity Audits – Stories from real system reviews

Clarity Audit - It Never Stopped RunningClarity Audit - It Looked Like a TreeClarity Audit - It Couldn’t See Itself