James Cowling(@jamesacowling):Why you probably don't want to build your own infra no matter how many token you have, why architecture matters even more in the agentic era, and why it's time for all of us to be senior engineers. Live now.

James Cowling

@jamesacowling

@convex CTO. Dropbox storage designer. Consensus protocol author. Motorcycle mechanic. Closet Australian. MIT systems researcher turned database shill.

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James Cowling@jamesacowling

2026.09.30 17:00

Why you probably don't want to build your own infra no matter how many token you have, why architecture matters even more in the agentic era, and why it's time for all of us to be senior engineers. Live now.

TigerBeetle@TigerBeetleDB

2026.09.29 14:54

The final talk from Systems Distributed ‘26 will premiere on YouTube tomorrow! The Future Deserves Good Architecture by @jamesacowling—how to continue innovating at an accelerating pace without sacrificing quality. Sep 30, 9am PT / 12pm EST / 6pm CET