Andrés Movilla is a full-stack software engineer in Barranquilla, Colombia, building web tools and teaching web development at Universidad del Norte. Essays, tools, games, and work history.https://www.andremov.dev/en-ushttps://www.andremov.dev/essays/favorite-dinosaur/https://www.andremov.dev/essays/favorite-dinosaur/On why one question was enough at six, and learning to like all the ones it takes now.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTfriendshipadulthoodpeoplehttps://www.andremov.dev/essays/what-the-dryer-takes/https://www.andremov.dev/essays/what-the-dryer-takes/On the small print of owning clothes, and the things a machine takes without asking.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTtextilesmaterialseverydayhttps://www.andremov.dev/essays/death-of-a-soft-society/https://www.andremov.dev/essays/death-of-a-soft-society/On mourning a world I never lived in, where explaining yourself might still have changed the outcome.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTsystemsbureaucracyautomationsocietyhttps://www.andremov.dev/essays/spanglish-keyboard/https://www.andremov.dev/essays/spanglish-keyboard/On living between Spanish and English, the strange scarcity of good Spanish keyboards, and the layout I built to stop choosing.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTkeyboardsspanishtoolsworkflowhttps://www.andremov.dev/essays/dependabot-fatigue/https://www.andremov.dev/essays/dependabot-fatigue/On the strange new tax of having AI-powered security scanners pay attention to every repo you've ever touched.Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTsecuritymaintenanceaigithubhttps://www.andremov.dev/essays/the-defense/https://www.andremov.dev/essays/the-defense/On finishing a thesis, surviving the room, and the strange quiet that comes after.Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTthesismilestonedata-assimilationhttps://www.andremov.dev/essays/tools-of-the-trade/https://www.andremov.dev/essays/tools-of-the-trade/On the quiet luxury of building your own tools and knowing exactly where they are.Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTtoolscraftworkflow