Natalie's Blog

Natalie's Blog

Apr 12, 20261 min read

Writing about distributed systems, developer tooling, AI workflows, and the lessons that stick after building and shipping software.

The blog index is the canonical /blog/ landing page. If you’re new here, start with a few favorites and then browse the latest posts below.

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  • Context Management: Getting Better Responses from AI
  • Tournament Design and Incentives
  • Obsidian for Note Taking

Latest Posts

  • Building Texas RenFecht in a Weekend
  • Context Management: Getting Better Responses from AI
  • Generative AI and Its Speed
  • Burnout and Its Consequences
  • Tournament Design and Incentives
  • Obsidian for Note Taking

Recent Notes

  • Burnout and how I push through it to reach equilibrium

    Apr 26, 2026

    • productivity
    • capitalism
    • story
    • personal
  • What 314,000 Sword Exchanges Tell Us About HEMA Rulesets

    Apr 21, 2026

    • hema
    • data-analysis
    • data-mining
    • tournament-design
  • Natalie's Blog

    Apr 12, 2026

    • Context Management: Getting Better Responses from AI

      Mar 30, 2026

      • ai
      • developer-tools
      • productivity
    • Another Obsidian Blog Post

      Feb 21, 2026

      • productivity
      • personal

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