Engineering, Craft & Life • 2010 – Present

Hi, I'm Doni.

Software engineer, builder, father, and home baker. Over the past 15+ years, I've believed in writing clean, enduring code, solving real problems without the hype, and living an honest, grounded life alongside the people who truly matter.

Welcome to my personal notebook on the web — an archive of self-taught engineering lessons, production architecture notes, Tangzhong bread experiments, turn-based storytelling games with my daughter, and reflections on family as an equal partnership.

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More Than a Skill: On Language, Human Connection, and a Developer’s Dilemma
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More Than a Skill: On Language, Human Connection, and a Developer’s Dilemma

Reflections from working with an English-speaking leadership team in 2014 on why mastering a foreign language reshapes how we think, and how an engineer navigates the irony of building tools in an age where genuine human connection is quietly disappearing.

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