My name is Ian Bull and I live on west coast of Canada. I am the creator of Zest & J2V8, former Eclipse p2 Lead, member of the Eclipse Architecture Council & a Rust Turbofish ::<>. I am a distinguished engineer at Mediform, director at the Carnarvon Ball Club, coach, teacher & community Volunteer.
I have a passion for building developer tools and I spend my days writing software, managing Kubernetes clusters and coaching youth sports. I love Camping, Skiing and Biking with my family.
Posts
The following posts document my life as a Software Engineer. I write about my experiences, learnings, and thoughts on various topics including Systems Programming, Kubernetes, AI, and Software Engineering.
Recent Posts
2026 Prediction - The Year Agents Get S#&t Done
Posted on:January 7, 20262026 is the year orchestration becomes the dominant abstraction for finishing tasks.
Vibe Decoding
Posted on:January 5, 2026Vibe Decoding is a personal experiment in using events, Kafka, and AI agents to turn everyday signals into timely, contextual insight.
In 2026, Code Reviews Are the Wrong Abstraction
Posted on:January 3, 2026Code reviews made sense when code was scarce; in 2026, the real bottleneck is judgment, not syntax.
From AI-Enabled to AI-Native
Posted on:December 29, 2025Why 2026 Will Be the Year of Real-Time, Agent-Driven Work