Performance Articles

Optimization, scaling, and building high-performance systems.

Building an NFL Play Prediction Model: Why Graph Neural Networks Changed Everything

November 2, 2025

How I built a sophisticated prediction model that captures the complex relationships in NFL play-calling using Graph Neural Networks, multi-task learning, and quantile regression. The architectural decisions that made predicting football actually work.

AI-Development Data-Engineering System-Architecture Performance

November 2, 2025

When Optimization Becomes a Problem

October 31, 2025

I used to think optimization was the sign of a good engineer. But over-optimizing isn't just wasted effort—it's how you create invisible complexity that haunts you for years.

Engineering Technical-Leadership Performance Architecture

October 31, 2025

Odds Importer — Building a Real-Time Odds and Data Ingestion Platform

October 26, 2025

How I transformed a chaotic collection of hard-coded C# scripts into a scalable, observable data ingestion platform processing tens of millions of updates per day.

Data-Engineering System-Architecture Performance Technical-Leadership

October 26, 2025