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Thoughts on novels, survival, dark humour, programming and what happens when a developer decides to start writing fiction.
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Automating Excel with Python and VBA
Case study: How I cut the time spent managing FCT work placements at UNIVERSAE from 4 hours to 15 minutes with custom scripts.
Read devlogThe Engineering of Honesty: Avoiding Sycophancy in AI
An advanced system prompt to force critical reasoning and stop the AI from agreeing with you just to be polite.
Read devlogCyberpunk CSS: Deconstructing the Digital Rain
How do you build a Neo-Noir aesthetic on the web? A technical breakdown of the particle effects, data rain and CSS glitches that bring this portfolio to life.
Read devlogAI as a Senior Architect: Ruthless Code Reviews
Stop treating AI like an intern. Use it like a Software Architect who hates messy code. An advanced prompt for code auditing, security and performance.
Read devlogRed Teaming with AI: Destroy Your Idea Before You Build It
Confirmation bias is expensive. Before you write a single line of code, use this prompt to run a 'Pre-Mortem' and find out why your project might fail.
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I wrote a novel about a blackout in Europe before it actually happened
In 2025 I published Blackout Europa. Weeks later, Spain went dark. The story of a coincidence that wasn't quite one.
Read articleTech thrillers about blackouts: novels that foresaw the chaos
Fiction that turned into prophecy. The best novels about blackouts, cyberattacks and technological collapse, before and after April 28th.
Read articleBooks like The Martian in Spanish: humour, science and survival
Did Andy Weir's The Martian hook you? Spanish-language novels with the same formula: a resourceful hero, dry humour and extreme survival.
Read articleThe best Spanish survival novels of 2026
A pick of Spanish-language survival novels: from the dark humour of the Namib Desert to thrillers that foresaw the real chaos.
Read articleProject Hail Mary: the best Andy Weir adaptation, and that's saying something
Ryan Gosling alone in space, a rock-shaped alien and the screenwriter of The Martian. I went in with the book on my mind and walked out of the cinema telling everyone to see it.
Read articleWhat to read if you loved The Martian: the definitive guide
Not for the suspense of whether the hero will die, but for the pleasure of watching someone think out loud while they're dying. That's what Andy Weir pulled off.
Read articleThe best novels about reality shows: fiction that beats television
Reality shows have spent thirty years promising we'll see real people in real situations. What they really are is a live social experiment.
Read articleSpanish dark-humour novels: the best of recent years
Dark humour is the hardest genre to write in Spanish. It demands an almost surgical balance: making people laugh with material that, looked at closely, isn't funny at all.
Read articleForty-something protagonists in literature: when the hero is over 40
Literature has a problem with age. Its heroes are almost always young, with the boundless energy that makes every adventure a first attempt.
Read articleThe fear of being seen: an author and his novel in front of the microphone
No one warns you about this when you decide to publish a novel. They tell you about the writing process, the covers, the ISBN. But no one tells you what really happens: that the day your book exists in the world, you'll have to go out and explain it. Out loud. In front of people. What I learned facing the microphone at Onda Regional de Murcia with PIZZA, TWITTER y 23 días en el INFIERNO under my arm and impostor syndrome in my pocket.
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