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Be a Luddite
Successful organizations know that developer experience is an essential factor when AIs write code, and structure their teams accordingly.
Jul 21
Clean Code is Good For AIs, Too
A few weeks into my AI journey, I was struck with one of those ideas that are either profound or profoundly stupid.
Jul 2

June 2026

Failing Faster
Every big computing disaster has come from taking too many ideas and putting them in one place.
Jun 6
Castles In The Air
It’s Still Just as Rewarding
Jun 2

May 2026

It Still Takes a Programmer
AI Changes Nothing
May 30

October 2025

Premature Optimization
…or why I should practice what I preach
Oct 14, 2025

September 2025

The Kindness of Strangers
Open source may not be open forever…
Sep 23, 2025
On Being a Developer
A small rant
Sep 16, 2025

August 2025

The Sorcerer's Apprentice
or "Don't Invoke a Spell You Can't Control"
Aug 12, 2025
An Employer's Guide To Hiring Developers
hint: programming challenges are a dumb idea
Aug 3, 2025

July 2025

Should People Learning to Code Use AI?
tldr; yes and no
Jul 17, 2025
Job Titles Are Lazy Labels
It's time to stop using simplistic labels for complex individuals
Jul 6, 2025
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