Adam HutchinsonThoughts on building product with taste and intenthttps://adjohu.com/A battleships game I built in one day (in 2014)https://adjohu.com/blog/battleships/https://adjohu.com/blog/battleships/I found a fully functional Battleships game I built in a single day during a 2014 work trial. Looking at it now, it accidentally shows how I’ve always approached engineering.Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTBig fish, small tankhttps://adjohu.com/blog/big-fish-small-tank/https://adjohu.com/blog/big-fish-small-tank/Why growth comes from resistance, not comfortSun, 11 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTComfort is uncomfortablehttps://adjohu.com/blog/comfort-is-uncomfortable/https://adjohu.com/blog/comfort-is-uncomfortable/Things that are hard to do mean moreThu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTComplexity is a culthttps://adjohu.com/blog/complexity-is-a-cult/https://adjohu.com/blog/complexity-is-a-cult/Complexity is a cultWed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTSending a robothttps://adjohu.com/blog/sending-a-robot/https://adjohu.com/blog/sending-a-robot/Sending a robotThu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTSilence is expensivehttps://adjohu.com/blog/silence-is-expensive/https://adjohu.com/blog/silence-is-expensive/Trying to debug how I operateTue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTSimplicity is invisiblehttps://adjohu.com/blog/simplicity-is-invisible/https://adjohu.com/blog/simplicity-is-invisible/The work doesn't show, the judgement doesWed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTStaff engineers don't outsource judgementhttps://adjohu.com/blog/staff-is-judgement/https://adjohu.com/blog/staff-is-judgement/Staff+ engineers don't outsource judgementMon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTStructure enables speedhttps://adjohu.com/blog/structure-enables-speed/https://adjohu.com/blog/structure-enables-speed/Structure gives just enough constraint to make speed possibleFri, 02 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTTaking riskshttps://adjohu.com/blog/taking-risks/https://adjohu.com/blog/taking-risks/Taking risks vs minimizing everythingSun, 28 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTTaste is the throughlinehttps://adjohu.com/blog/taste-is-the-throughline/https://adjohu.com/blog/taste-is-the-throughline/Taste is the throughlineThu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe curse of tastehttps://adjohu.com/blog/the-curse-of-taste/https://adjohu.com/blog/the-curse-of-taste/The curse of tasteTue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe first version is not the final versionhttps://adjohu.com/blog/the-first-version/https://adjohu.com/blog/the-first-version/How I shipped this siteWed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTThe plan is not the territoryhttps://adjohu.com/blog/the-plan-is-not-the-territory/https://adjohu.com/blog/the-plan-is-not-the-territory/Why tight scope is the most reliable way to cut through uncertaintyFri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTTurbocharged solo dev — zooming out a couple of clickshttps://adjohu.com/blog/turbocharged-solo-dev/https://adjohu.com/blog/turbocharged-solo-dev/Pulling the best habits of Intercom and Linear into solo dev and dropping the ones that slow things downTue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTBuilding with frictionhttps://adjohu.com/blog/building-with-friction/https://adjohu.com/blog/building-with-friction/Friction is important, yet I work hard to remove itFri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT