Mahdi Yusuf
Fear Not Of Man

Thoughts

✦ 2026

February

The Depth Trade

The Depth Trade

The internet didn’t stop valuing insight — it just stopped requiring it.

January

Writing is networking that scales

Writing is networking that scales

Writing scales what networking can’t. A short essay on how publishing ideas builds real relationships, creates leverage, and attracts the right people over time.
Your agent is building things you'll never use

Your agent is building things you'll never use

I built more with AI agents in two months than the previous year. I used almost none of it. The real productivity gain isn't building—it's using.
Why your coding agent keeps undoing your architecture

Why your coding agent keeps undoing your architecture

Think of your codebase as a state machine. The code is the current state. The architectural decisions are the transitions.
Agents didn't kill libraries—they just changed the math

Agents didn't kill libraries—they just changed the math

I've been writing software long enough to remember when "don't reinvent the wheel" was
I Made My Homepage Greet You in 26 Languages

I Made My Homepage Greet You in 26 Languages

I have a 3090 sitting in a Kubernetes cluster doing basically nothing. So I made it say hello in 26 languages.

✦ 2023

October

Survival Guide: IRC

Survival Guide: IRC

As a developer you have many tools in your arsenal, often times you are unaware how useful a tool is

✦ Archive (2011-2019)

Good Clean Python Install on Mavericks OSX 10.911

Good Clean Python Install on Mavericks OSX 10.911

I just spent the better part of an hour trying to effectively install version of python that doesn’t affect
Hacking Rdio

Hacking Rdio

The following post was a post I made couple of days ago. Then took it down once I realized the
Reading Other People’s Code

Reading Other People’s Code

I really enjoy reading other people’s code, it allows you see how others solve common problems, and sometimes even
Fasting & Programming

Fasting & Programming

m not sure how many of you know but for the past 10 days I have been fasting. Fasting you
MySQL ‘The server quit without updating PID file’

MySQL ‘The server quit without updating PID file’

I keep forgetting how to fix this error, so I am writing about it; If you happen to come here
I’ll Sleep When I am Dead

I’ll Sleep When I am Dead

There has been a lot of hype around polyphasic sleeping, being a person who usually lives with less than 5
Beautiful Tools

Beautiful Tools

We do this software development thing. I don’t have to tell you at times, it’s a very trying
Most Pressed Keys And Programming Syntaxes

Most Pressed Keys And Programming Syntaxes

I switch between programming languages quite a bit; I often wondered what happens when having to deal with the different