A personal blog by Emily Kang — notes on life and software.https://emilykang.dev/en-ushttps://emilykang.dev/blog/2026-05-26-signal-code-not-vibe-code/https://emilykang.dev/blog/2026-05-26-signal-code-not-vibe-code/I did plan-driven development and had Codex review every plan and every diff. The codebase rotted anyway. Here's the harness I built for V2 — and why yours will look nothing like mine.Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTmortrelai-workflowhttps://emilykang.dev/blog/2026-05-22-tale-of-two-crons/https://emilykang.dev/blog/2026-05-22-tale-of-two-crons/I tried to fix a one-line SQL bug. It turned into ~180 LOC deleted, a refactor, and three new design checks I now run on every plan.Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTsoftwaredistributed-systemshttps://emilykang.dev/blog/2026-05-04-timebox-vision/https://emilykang.dev/blog/2026-05-04-timebox-vision/What TimeBox is and isn'tTue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTmortrelsoftwarehttps://emilykang.dev/blog/2026-05-03-why-timebox/https://emilykang.dev/blog/2026-05-03-why-timebox/And my research on timeSun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTmortrelsoftware