Field notes and essays — building, reading, writing in public.https://jakekirsch.com/https://jakekirsch.com/essays/on-static-sites/https://jakekirsch.com/essays/on-static-sites/Why I left a database-backed CMS for a folder of Markdown files, and never looked back.Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jakekirsch.com/#updates/https://jakekirsch.com/#updates/Shipped a tiny CLI that wraps `git stash` with named entries. Honestly the best 30 minutes I have spent this month.Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jakekirsch.com/#updates/https://jakekirsch.com/#updates/Reading *Designing Data-Intensive Applications*. Chapter 3 on storage engines is wild — LSM-trees vs. B-trees finally clicked.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jakekirsch.com/#updates/https://jakekirsch.com/#updates/New Astro site is live. Took about three hours from clone to deploy — most of that was deciding on type, not writing code.Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jakekirsch.com/#updates/https://jakekirsch.com/#updates/Coffee-fueled bug hunt. Won. The fix was one line; finding it took four hours.Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jakekirsch.com/essays/quiet-tools/https://jakekirsch.com/essays/quiet-tools/A defense of software that doesn't try to be your friend.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT