About

I'm ABS Astreon. I build small software products in London, mostly on my own. Independent throughout. Started taking it seriously in 2026 when I shipped NotchWise. Currently splitting time between live products and a couple of things in development.

Reading and learning. Two books and a certification I'm working through.

Riding. A Honda CB650R (e-clutch, black). London commutes mostly, with the occasional out-of-town run when the weather permits.

Learning from. A short list, not a long one. The accounts whose absence from my feed I'd actually notice.

Working on. Whatever's most useful that week. Some of it ships, some of it stays on my laptop.

Running my brain on. Notion, daily. It's the second brain I actually open.

I passed my test in October MMXXIV and bought my first bike a year later: a Honda CB650R, the e-clutch model, in black. The bike was a selfish purchase. Something for me, something that lets me switch off from the rest of the world. When I need to clear my head, two wheels does it better than anything else I've tried, and the trade-offs aren't even close.

Had my first drop early this year, which was as annoying as you'd expect. It also gave me something useful: the realisation that you can't fully control these things, and that a set of frame sliders earns its place fast. The confidence came back faster than I expected.

If you're thinking about getting into riding yourself, I wrote up the gear I bought, the gear I'm still buying, and a few things I'd tell myself before my first lesson.

The site has a writing section with build notes on most of the projects, a uses page if you want to know what I build with, and an RSS feed for the writing. For anything else, email me.