Kevin Ferron
I'm interested.
Machines
I take things apart to see how they work, and create new things.
Latest on Substack
All articles (opens in a new tab)- The end of software engineering lasted six daysA viral tweet says a paper just killed programming. The paper's author took that back in June, and its most useful number explains both of my last two pieces. (opens in a new tab)
- Fast or good was never a lawInside Proton's AI reckoning, as 404 Media reports it: the old ways are bucking under the strain, and the people who've been winning the "you can't be fast and… (opens in a new tab)
- The 50-year storm is here. Are you surfing yet?Agentic workflows are well beyond theory. The SDLC, the pipelines, the processes and the org charts built around them are thinning out fast, and the change… (opens in a new tab)
New
New in the Lab, at KFTCDA, and finds worth a look.
Lab
KFTCDA
Finds
ai404media.co
Manifestos, Fear, and 'Loser Thinking': Inside Proton's AI Reckoning (opens in a new tab) Reports that Proton's leadership is pushing rapid AI adoption, and that staff describe intimidation; a spokesperson acknowledged some employees are unhappy.
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Hunger beats tenure: advice for junior engineers (opens in a new tab) Execution got cheap, so what counts now is picking the impactful problem, building the prototype yourself, and keeping fresh eyes. Good advice at any level.
Work with me
Software for small businesses, and staff and principal roles.
Consulting for small businesses
Software built for you, from the first call to launch.
KFTCDA Elite AI Enablement
Start here: AI that does real work, with you signing off.
Websites
For small businesses
What I build
10 areas
All kinds of software, designed and shipped end to end, from the data model to the last pixel.
Open to staff and principal roles
My resume / CV.
Lab
Things I took apart, sorted into drawers. Open one and poke at it.
Minds
4 hubs
How models think, and how teams of them work.
Matter
3 hubs
Atoms to galaxies, amplitudes, and rules on a grid.
Machines
3 hubs
Cars, chargers and robots, from the standards.
Trust
3 hubs
Who and what to believe: identity, policy and proof.
Series in progress
Latest chapters- Jev2 of 8 openNext: Routing a request to a model
- Vault3 of 8 openNext: Structure an agent can rely on
- Stoicism3 of 7 openNext: Remember you will die
- AI security4 of 7 openNext: The basics still matter
- Zero trust4 of 10 openNext: Is this device healthy?
- Blockchain3 of 11 openNext: Merkle trees: one root for every transaction
- Quantum3 of 12 openNext: Measurement
- Robotics4 of 10 openNext: ROS 2: the graph
Repos library
63 repos, 12 topics.
Every line is a repo filed under a topic: 95 lines. 26 repos sit in more than one.
Latest batch: +44 on Oct 30, 2026, via GitHub search
What I love
The music, films, books and minds I keep going back to.
