Works On My Machine

A tech blog to share what I know, learn, and experiment with

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Works on My Machine

I document what I’m building and learning.

I’m Angel Cantu, Software Engineer. I like to experiment, build, and share what I learn. Challenges are usually where the best lessons show up.

Why This Blog Exists

This is my web journal for technology, experiments, and growth. I write to contribute back by sharing practical lessons, patterns, and mistakes others can learn from. “Works on My Machine” is partly a joke, partly a method: build, test, break, learn, repeat.

What You’ll Find Here

Build

Projects, prototypes, and technical experiments I’m actively working on. What I shipped, the tradeoffs I made, and what I’d change next time.

Write

Technical notes and breakdowns in plain language. Architecture decisions, implementation details, and lessons that survived contact with reality.

Journal

Reflections from the day-to-day process. What I’m learning, what I’m rethinking, and how my approach evolves over time.


recent posts
22 Mar 2026

How I Turned My Obsidian Vault Into a Queryable Second Brain

The problem with notes that hold knowledge but fail at retrieval, and the local-first RAG system I built to fix it.

17 Feb 2026

Why I Treat Challenges as Feedback Loops, Not Failures

How shifting from failure-labeling to feedback extraction transformed my approach to engineering challenges, creating sustainable growth through structured retrospectives and concrete improvements.