Notes from my desk. Software development, side projects and the problems I run into along the way.
Senior software engineer · C#/.NET · LübeckAbout me →
Latest notes
- Comments in Code – Necessary or Redundant? Why the why belongs in comments, the business context in Git, and the rest in readable code.
- TryHackMe: Overpass A walkthrough of the retired TryHackMe room Overpass: broken auth on a home-made password manager, a crackable SSH key, and a writable cron build script for root.
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Currently tinkering with AI agents and MCP servers. Notes will follow.
On my desk
What I'm reading right now. Pick a book for details.
AI Agents with MCP
View at the publisher
Architecting for Scale
How to Maintain High Availability and Manage Risk in the CloudView at the publisher
Building Resilient Distributed Systems
Patterns and Practices for Stable SoftwareView at the publisher
Read
Books that stuck with me. Pick one for details.
Clean Code
A Handbook of Agile Software CraftsmanshipThe book that shaped how I think about readable code. I keep coming back to its argument that a comment is often a sign the code itself should be clearer — it's where my 'Comments in Code' note started.View at the publisher
Head First Design Patterns
Building Extensible and Maintainable Object-Oriented SoftwareView at the publisher
Designing Data-Intensive Applications
The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable SystemsView at the publisher