What I Want From Codex

The workshop metaphor fits because most of these projects are in motion. Some are polished enough to share. Some are half-built. Some are sketches. Some are reminders to revisit an idea when the timing is better. That is how real making works. A website can make everything look more finished than it is. I would…

A project without notes becomes harder to trust over time. This is especially true with AI-assisted development. The code can change quickly, but the reasoning behind the code can disappear just as quickly. A build log helps preserve intent. It answers: Why did this feature exist? What problem was it solving? What broke last time?…

Writing about technical work requires boundaries. The most interesting stories are often close to real systems, real people, and real organizations. That does not mean every detail belongs on a public website. For this site, the goal is to write about lessons, patterns, and ideas without exposing private workflows, current-employer details, client information, or anything…

Small utilities are underrated. Not every idea needs to become a platform. Some tools only need to do one job well enough that a recurring annoyance disappears. A tiny recorder. A simple cue sender. A configuration exporter. A status page. A converter. A monitor. These may not sound glamorous, but they are often the tools…

I did not set out to become a software developer. My career grew through live entertainment, technical operations, production systems, automation, video, audio, and a long series of problems that needed practical solutions. But after enough years of operating complex systems, you start to see patterns. You see the same missing tools. You see the…

Scarlco Stream Recorder began with a practical question: how can I reliably record and review a live stream? The simple answer is FFmpeg. The more interesting answer is everything around it. Scheduling matters. Storage matters. Retention matters. Logs matter. Status matters. Recovery matters. Review matters. A recorder that technically records but gives the operator no…