Senior Software engineer exploring API infrastructure, distributed systems, and developer tooling. Elixir, Rust, Erlang/OTP. Zola 2026-04-03T00:00:00+00:00 https://www.dergraf.org/atom.xml 2026-04-03T00:00:00+00:00 2026-04-03T00:00:00+00:00 Unknown https://www.dergraf.org/notes/first/ <p>This is the first post on this small site.</p> <p>The goal here is simple: to share some of the things I’m currently building, exploring, and occasionally struggling with. Most of my work these days revolves around <strong>Envoy Proxy</strong>, control planes, and the question of how we can make complex systems easier to reason about and operate.</p> <p>Lately, that exploration has started to include <strong>AI and LLMs</strong>—not as a buzzword, but as a practical tool. I’m particularly interested in how they can improve developer workflows, especially in areas like:</p> <ul> <li>configuration generation</li> <li>debugging distributed systems</li> <li>working with spec-driven infrastructure</li> </ul> <hr /> <h2 id="a-note-on-tools-and-languages">A note on tools and languages</h2> <p>Most of my work is rooted in <strong>functional programming</strong>, especially <strong>Elixir</strong> and <strong>Erlang/OTP</strong>.</p> <p>I’ve been using these languages for more than a decade, and they’ve shaped how I think about systems: concurrency, fault tolerance, and building things that keep working under pressure.</p> <p>Even now, with LLMs capable of generating code in almost any language, I still find these ecosystems particularly relevant.</p> <p>If anything, the rise of AI makes <strong>good abstractions more important, not less</strong>.</p> <p>When code can be generated at high speed, the limiting factor becomes:</p> <blockquote> <p>how well we can understand, validate, and operate what was generated.</p> </blockquote> <p>Languages and platforms that provide <strong>clear, high-level abstractions</strong> make it much easier for a human to stay in the loop and reason about the system as a whole.</p> <hr /> <h2 id="what-this-site-is-and-isn-t">What this site is (and isn’t)</h2> <p>This isn’t meant to be a polished blog or a product showcase.</p> <p>It’s more of a place to:</p> <ul> <li>write down small ideas</li> <li>document experiments</li> <li>connect dots between different areas (APIs, control planes, AI, developer tooling)</li> </ul> <p>Some posts will be rough. Some ideas might not go anywhere. That’s part of the process.</p> <hr /> <h2 id="a-small-experiment-in-writing">A small experiment in writing</h2> <p>This post itself is part of an experiment.</p> <p>English isn’t my native language, but I still want to share ideas in a way that’s accessible. So I’m trying a workflow where I:</p> <ul> <li>capture thoughts using audio</li> <li>convert them to text</li> <li>use AI to refine and structure them</li> </ul> <p>The result is something that hopefully still reflects my thinking, just expressed more clearly.</p> <hr /> <h2 id="what-s-next">What’s next</h2> <p>If you’re interested in:</p> <ul> <li>Envoy and control planes</li> <li>spec-driven infrastructure</li> <li>AI in real-world engineering workflows</li> </ul> <p>…you’ll probably find something useful here over time.</p> <p>And if you have thoughts, feedback, or want to compare notes—feel free to reach out.</p>