There's a common take floating around that software built with the help of an LLM is slop by default. And honestly, I'm not here to argue with that. ... Read more →

There's something profoundly different about music designed to disappear into the background. Not background music in the dismissive sense, but sound that becomes part of the air you breathe, the tho... Read more →

We're one good software iteration away from engineering getting sliced right out of the SDLC.I don't say that lightly. I've been neck-deep in these models since ... Read more →

I read this HBR piece this morning and it resonated with me immediately. The headline says it all: AI Doesn't Reduce Work. It Intens... Read more →

A few days ago I wrote about imposter syndrome and the evolution of what it means to be a developer, where I talked about the importance of shifting our ... Read more →

"As my AI usage goes up my imposter syndrome goes up. Also you lose the sense of pride, right? I mean I used to be so proud of myself when I figured out something tricky and now I can just give tha... Read more →

It's been a wild few months building out Ava, my Telegram assistant. I wanted to share where things stand, what I've learned, and some patterns that have really paid off.This is a follow-up to my e... Read more →

I just finished watching Mo Gawdat on Diary of a CEO, and I have not been able to stop thinking about it.If you do not know Mo, he was the Chief Business Officer at Google X. He is not some random ... Read more →

We've crossed another threshold, and I'm not sure we noticed when it happened.Somewhere in early 2026, an open-source project called OpenClaw (or Clawbot, o... Read more →

When the tools work too wellThere's a quote buried in [the latest Ars Technica piece](https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/developers-say-ai-coding-tools-wor... Read more →