Longer pieces with a clearer thesis than the workbench notes. The index favors writing that builds Diego’s public technical surface around DeFi, quant-fluent engineering, infrastructure, and startup execution.
Apple's decision to gut PWA support in response to EU regulation doesn't just hurt developers — it makes the case for decentralized storage and cryptographic interfaces stronger than ever.
On designing software for markets where half the population is unbanked, most users don't have iPhones, and the SaaS playbook from Silicon Valley doesn't apply.
On growing up with Linux, choosing finance over computer science at ITAM, and why the most important technical skill I have didn't come from an engineering classroom.
A personal reflection on the transition from solo builder to engineering leader, from creative freedom to architecture debates, and from writing code to empowering the people who write it.
On collecting mentors who don't know you exist, having conversations with people who are no longer alive, and why the internet made geography irrelevant to growth.