Series

The Field You Build On

In reading order.

2 parts
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≈ 15 min total
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2 published

Part 1 27 May 2026 8 min read

Greenfield Is a Diagnosis, Not a Prize

Teams ask for a rewrite as though greenfield were a reward for enduring the old codebase - it is a diagnosis with a test attached, and misdiagnosis is how rewrites fail. Part 1 of 2 on choosing the field you build on.

Part 2 29 May 2026 7 min read

A Blank Page Still Needs Gates

The diagnosis came back genuine and the repository is empty - now the discipline the old system used to impose for free must be rebuilt by hand. Greenfield delivery as three questions (decide, prove, ship) and the gates an AI-assisted team still owes itself.