Moriel Writes Tech
A blog about human-centered software development, experiences, thoughts, and learnings.
Recent posts
The Junior Developer Collapse
May 25, 2026
I'm worried about junior developers. Not because the field is dying — it isn't. But because we're setting a generation up to fail in a specific, preventable way.
I Made a Funny Game About Software Teams. It Turned Out to Be a Mirror
Apr 24, 2026
I built DDDnD as a lighthearted game about software teams. Then the mechanics started reflecting reality a little too accurately. Here's what the simulation taught me about how we actually deliver software.
DDDnD: An Adventure Game About Shipping Software
Apr 18, 2026
DDDnD is a satirical card game about the real tradeoffs of software architecture — where shipping the quick fix is tempting, debt amnesty is seductive, and the CTO goes quiet for a reason. Here's what it is, why I built it, and why the humor hits harder than it should.
What AI Exposed About Iterative Development
Mar 5, 2026
I asked AI to build an app step by step – and to document every assumption it made along the way. What emerged was a striking mirror of how real software teams drift into invisible defaults and expensive "later" fixes.