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I’m a front-end architect with 25+ years in enterprise software, currently working on large-scale e-commerce and ticketing platforms. I write about AI-assisted development, engineering judgment, and how experienced developers actually use these tools in real systems — not demos. My focus is less on prompts and hype, and more on constraints, architecture, and decision-making. AI doesn’t replace thinking. It compresses it. I’ve worked across global teams, led front-end architecture for high-traffic consumer platforms, and I’m actively exploring how AI changes the role of senior engineers, teams, and technical leadership. If you care about shipping real software faster without losing rigor, you’ll probably feel at home here.

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Ben Newton

Building BlackOps. The authority engine for operators with something to say. 30+ years shipping enterprise commerce.