Obi Baratt
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Obi Baratt is a tech lead and full-stack engineer building businesses, communities, and the ecosystems that connect them. His work sits at the intersection of product engineering, developer growth, AI adoption, and engineering systems. Across his work, Obi focuses on helping teams build better software, helping engineers grow faster, and turning technical systems into practical leverage.
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Recent articles
When Work Accelerates Away from Understanding
June 6, 2026•1,639 words
AI increases engineering speed, but it also increases the cost of poor context. The best teams will not be the ones that generate the most code; they will be the ones that preserve enough understanding to review, operate, and own what they ship. Context stewardship is what keeps AI-assisted work from accelerating away from human judgment.
How AI Impacts Your Growth
May 26, 2026•2,901 words
AI can accelerate output while weakening skill development. Growth now requires intentional friction for individuals, teams, and organizations.
Web Fundamentals: Manipulating the DOM with JavaScript
November 13, 2024•2,832 words
The ninth chapter of this series finally goes over the DOM, how to manipulate it, and how to make our components interactive!