Writing on software engineering, architecture, technical leadership, and lessons learned from 20+ years in the craft.https://sourcier.uk/en-gbhttps://sourcier.uk/blog/content-collections-astro/https://sourcier.uk/blog/content-collections-astro/How this blog uses Astro content collections with a Zod schema to validate every piece of frontmatter at build time — including typed images, optional fields, and the draft flag pattern that keeps work-in-progress posts off the live site.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://sourcier.uk/blog/vscode-copilot-terminal-zsh/https://sourcier.uk/blog/vscode-copilot-terminal-zsh/GitHub Copilot agent terminals are non-interactive and don't need your Powerlevel10k prompt or aliases — but a naive guard breaks your regular VS Code terminal too. Here's the fix: a custom env var that only VS Code injects into user-opened terminals.Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://sourcier.uk/blog/choosing-the-tech-stack/https://sourcier.uk/blog/choosing-the-tech-stack/The full reasoning behind the tech stack for this blog: Astro for static output and content collections, Bulma for a no-runtime CSS foundation, Netlify for deployment and serverless functions, and TypeScript throughout.Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:05:00 GMThttps://sourcier.uk/blog/how-this-blog-was-built/https://sourcier.uk/blog/how-this-blog-was-built/A new series documenting the technical and design decisions behind this blog — from choosing Astro and setting up typed content collections, to building dark mode, a comment system, a mailing list, and everything in between.Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://sourcier.uk/blog/i-should-start-a-blog/https://sourcier.uk/blog/i-should-start-a-blog/After years of working in software, I've decided to stop hoarding what I know and start sharing it properly. This is the story of why this blog exists, and what I actually want to do with it.Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://sourcier.uk/blog/markdown-test/https://sourcier.uk/blog/markdown-test/Markdown syntax reference testing headings, emphasis, lists, code blocks, tables, links, and more.Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT