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Hello, I'm Bene.

I'm a product-minded engineer that truly love building products that make people's lives easier.

Here you're going to find my thoughts on software engineering, product development, and other topics I'm passionate about like music, surfing, and coffee ☕.

Note: I write all posts manually like the old days. Images are AI-generated.

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Harper is AI-powered surf forecasting platform built by surfers, for surfers.

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Database internals series
Jan, 12 2026Series

Database internals series

A deep dive series exploring the fundamentals and key concepts of database internals

So long and thanks for all the shoes.
Jan, 5 2026

So long and thanks for all the shoes.

2025 is over and here's a bit of reflection on what happened and what's ahead for me in 2026. It will be fun, for sure, just like this NOFX album.

Harper is live! ⚡
Dec, 16 2025

Harper is live! ⚡

Today, I'm excited to announce a side project that combines my two passions: surfing and tech. Here I describe my motivations and plans for Harper.

Take aways from reading The Pragmatic Programmer
Jul, 21 2023

Take aways from reading The Pragmatic Programmer

Thoughts after (re)reading this book 10 years later. It's amazing how it aged well and most of the learnings are still valid.

The power of showing up
Aug, 10 2022

The power of showing up

Random thoughts about how showing up has been helping me building healthy habits

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