Andrew Crookston. @acr
Updated April 27, 2026 · 15 essays · Stockholm RSS ↗
Writing on AI, engineering leadership & the craft

Hello, I'm Andrew. An engineering leader building at the intersection of AI, teams, and strategy.

This is where I publish what I learn — field notes on agentic coding, high-performing teams, and what "done" means when the agents write most of the code. Occasionally in Swedish, when the story demands it.

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AI isn't magic dust. It's a multiplier.
AI-coding

AI isn't magic dust. It's a multiplier.

Executives want AI gains. But AI is a force multiplier — it multiplies whatever you have, including your problems. Why Spotify and Stripe succeeded, what most companies miss, and what "foundation" actually means.

April 27, 2026 12 min read AI-coding
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About

A short introduction.

Andrew Crookston
Andrew Crookston
Engineering leader, writer

I've spent the better part of two decades building software and the teams that build software — currently leading engineering in digital healthcare, where the fun part of the job is shipping AI into a regulated environment without breaking the things that make it trustworthy. The specifics live on the résumé.

This site is where I think out loud. Expect field notes on agentic coding, post-mortems on interesting failures, and the occasional Swedish-language piece when the story demands it. Not a content mill. No newsletter pop-up. Just writing, filed when it's ready.

Also working on All projects →
No. 01

Pilot

Governed AI execution platform for regulated enterprises. Open source community edition launching H1 2026.

In progress
No. 02

Enginr

Engineering management platform translating GitHub activity into actionable insights. Born from managing 25+ engineers. Launching 2026.

Building
No. 03

Ord

Minimal WYSIWYG markdown editor. Live prototype, open source (MIT).

Live