<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Sam J. West — Field Notes</title><description>Exploring the digital frontier of AI, software architecture, and intelligent systems.</description><link>https://samjwest.net/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>Building This Site with AI Agents, a Design System, and a Backlog</title><link>https://samjwest.net/blog/building-with-ai-agents-design-system-backlog/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://samjwest.net/blog/building-with-ai-agents-design-system-backlog/</guid><description>What I learned building samjwest.net through Claude Code — starting with design tokens, writing user stories, and letting agents work through them.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>hello@samjwest.net (Sam J. West)</author></item><item><title>SOLID Principles in the Age of AI</title><link>https://samjwest.net/blog/solid-in-the-age-of-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://samjwest.net/blog/solid-in-the-age-of-ai/</guid><description>Why Classic Software Design Matters More Than Ever.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>hello@samjwest.net (Sam J. West)</author></item><item><title>Markdown Style Guide</title><link>https://samjwest.net/blog/markdown-style-guide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://samjwest.net/blog/markdown-style-guide/</guid><description>Here is a sample of some basic Markdown syntax that can be used when writing Markdown content in Astro.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>hello@samjwest.net (Sam J. West)</author></item><item><title>Using MDX</title><link>https://samjwest.net/blog/using-mdx/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://samjwest.net/blog/using-mdx/</guid><description>Take advantage of MDX, or better yet, tell AI to do it</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>hello@samjwest.net (Sam J. West)</author></item><item><title>Take It To The Next Level</title><link>https://samjwest.net/blog/2019-02-20-take-it-to-the-next-level/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://samjwest.net/blog/2019-02-20-take-it-to-the-next-level/</guid><description>Ready to create the next world-dominating framework?</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>hello@samjwest.net (Sam J. West)</author></item><item><title>Not Very Committed</title><link>https://samjwest.net/blog/2018-06-23-not-very-committed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://samjwest.net/blog/2018-06-23-not-very-committed/</guid><description>So apparently, I wasn&apos;t very committed to posting anything at all</description><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>hello@samjwest.net (Sam J. West)</author></item><item><title>Initial Commit</title><link>https://samjwest.net/blog/2017-03-18-initial-commit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://samjwest.net/blog/2017-03-18-initial-commit/</guid><description>Time to get this blog started</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>hello@samjwest.net (Sam J. West)</author></item></channel></rss>