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Will we stop asking our colleagues because AI never looks busy?
I don’t miss waiting days for an answer. I miss the conversations that sometimes started with a simple “Got a minute?”
Sep 16, 20263 min read
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I write about front-end architecture, leading engineering teams, and building scalable systems with React & Next.js. Occasionally about working remotely from wherever the WiFi holds.
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I Stopped Checking If You Know the Answer
A candidate repeated my question back to me, waited a beat, and recited a definition word for word. The questions did not change. What they measure did.
Sep 1, 20263 min read
I Was Wrong About Haiku
I ran one model for everything and blamed the plan when usage climbed. The fix was splitting the work, and the saving turned out to have nothing to do with token price.
Aug 27, 20265 min read
The Plan Didn't Say Push
Aug 25, 20263 min read
Instructions Aren't Contracts
The rules are written down. The agent reads them on every prompt. They still do not make it into the code, and nothing is broken enough for the bot to report. A rules file is not configuration. It is a suggestion with an unknown success rate.
Aug 18, 20266 min read
My Model Had the Data. Then It Told the User My Database Schema.
Aug 12, 20266 min read
