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Last updated: April 2026

🍂 Autumn in Cape Town. Days getting shorter, mornings getting colder, work getting sharper. Q2 just started.

Building

Shipping PiCortex 2.0. The app went to TestFlight this week. Now watching for what the first external users actually do with it versus what we assumed.

Building BaseLayer with a commercial partner. The thesis is simple: design systems aren't just for humans anymore. They're the context window AI coding assistants read from. Still in planning, distilling best practices from prior contract work.

Just rebuilt stevensajja.com from Gatsby to Astro. Custom design system, Instrument Serif, warm amber accent. It felt good to build something for myself again. The legacy version lives on.

Consulting

Active consulting through Bora Growth Partners and PiCortex. Just shipped accreditation software for an East African client's expo roadshow.

Learning

Running a 30/30 AI study challenge. 30 minutes every morning, 30 days. Not using AI for work (that happens anyway), but going deep on agents, tool use, and the actual architecture of how LLM systems make decisions. Meditating most mornings with Calm.

Personal

Training at a local gym three mornings a week plus weekly cycling sessions. Building a proper Q2 workout program.

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