sudoish is a field notebook for building software that survives contact with reality.
I’m Thiago Pacheco—a software engineer and skateboarder interested in the systems behind clean work: architecture, developer experience, technical leadership, and the stubborn craft of making complicated things understandable.
What lives here
- Deep dives into software design, debugging, code reviews, and engineering practice.
- Videos that turn hard-won lessons into direct, useful explanations.
- Field notes on careers, teams, tools, and the culture around the work.
- The occasional line from skateboarding—because repetition, failure, style, and commitment translate surprisingly well to engineering.
Why “sudoish”?
Because expertise is rarely absolute. Most meaningful work happens somewhere between confidence and uncertainty: you know enough to move, not enough to stop paying attention. Sudo-ish is a reminder to stay curious, test assumptions, and earn the clean line.
Clarity over ceremony. Systems over heroics. Curiosity over certainty.
If you care about making software cleaner without sanding off the human parts, you’re in the right place.