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Ideas Are the New Code
Published: at 10:54 PMAs AI makes code generation increasingly accessible, the real value in building software is shifting from implementation to ideation. The developers and businesses that thrive will be the ones with the best ideas, not necessarily the best keystrokes.
AI Hesitation and Small Business Reality: A Grounded Response
Published: at 04:00 PMA recent Entrepreneur article warns that hesitating on AI could make you obsolete. The urgency is real, but small businesses need practical guidance, not fear. Here's a more grounded take.
RAG Beyond Chunks: Why Context Gets Lost in Traditional Retrieval
Published: at 03:30 PMMost RAG systems treat documents like a pile of text snippets. But real understanding requires more than chunks. Here's why multi-view retrieval changes everything for document Q&A.
What It Actually Means to Build AI Solutions
Published: at 07:30 PMBuilding AI solutions for small businesses isn't about deploying the fanciest models. It's about understanding the problem, choosing appropriate technology, and delivering something that works without constant babysitting.
AI on a Shoestring: The Strategic Reality for Small Businesses
Published: at 08:30 PMThe barrier to AI adoption isn't capital anymore. It's knowing where to start. Here's how small businesses can get real value without enterprise budgets.
Choosing the Right Work for AI: Creativity vs. The Boring Stuff
Published: at 03:30 PMAI shines at transforming structured inputs into structured outputs. It struggles to produce genuinely creative work. Knowing the difference is the key to getting real value from these tools.
The Window is Closing: Why Small Businesses Should Adopt AI Now
Published: at 02:30 PMSmall businesses are finally catching up to enterprise AI adoption. The window to gain competitive advantage is shrinking. Here's why waiting is no longer a strategy.
The AI Development Spiral: When Velocity Becomes Vertigo
Published: at 05:00 PMThe promise of AI-assisted development is speed and efficiency. But what happens when rapid iteration becomes an endless cycle of starting over? An honest look at the hidden costs of our AI-powered development workflows.
You're Absolutely Right! The New Skill Gap in AI-Assisted Development
Published: at 02:10 PMWhy the phrase "You're absolutely right!" from AI coding assistants reveals the critical importance of technical communication skills in modern software development.
The Hidden Cost of Always-On Culture
Published: at 04:30 PMHow "scrappy startup culture" becomes a euphemism for unsustainable expectations, and why protecting your personal time makes you a better engineer, not a worse one.
Intelligence-Driven Architecture: Formalizing the Next Evolution in Software Design
Published: at 02:00 PMIntroducing Intelligence-Driven Architecture - a formal architectural pattern that transforms how we build software systems by placing intelligent agents at the center of capability orchestration and decision-making.
Embracing Controlled Chaos: How LLM Agency is Reshaping Software Architecture Philosophy
Published: at 12:32 PMExploring how software engineers are shifting from deterministic architectures to intentionally unpredictable systems orchestrated by intelligent agents, and what this means for the future of software design.
The Case for Tech Unions: Why Software Engineers Need Collective Power
Published: at 12:15 PMAs work-life balance deteriorates and burnout skyrockets in tech, software engineers must consider unionization as a path to sustainable careers and humane working conditions.
The Software Engineering Job Market in 2025: Navigating the New Normal
Published: at 03:47 PMAn analysis of the 2025 software engineering job market, exploring hiring trends, salary expectations, AI's impact, and strategies for navigating a more competitive landscape.
AlphaEvolve: When LLMs Build Better Algorithms
Published: at 02:21 PMAn exploration of DeepMind's AlphaEvolve, a Gemini-powered coding agent that evolves algorithms for complex problems in mathematics and computing.
The Philosophy of Dopamine Regulation: Finding Sustainable Joy
Published: at 08:00 AMExploring the intersection of ancient philosophical wisdom and modern neuroscience, examining how we can mindfully regulate our dopamine system for sustainable well-being and deeper contentment.
AI Won't End Programming, But It Will Standardize It
Published: at 10:00 AMExploring how AI is transforming software development, not by eliminating programmers, but by driving standardization in tools and technologies, based on insights from Tim O'Reilly and a look towards the future.
Unlocking AI Potential: An Introduction to the Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Published: at 01:30 PMAn overview of the Model Context Protocol (MCP), explaining its core concepts, purpose, and why it's important for the future of AI development and interaction.
Part 2: Kubernetes, Explained 2024: Secrets and ConfigMaps
Published: at 01:33 PMPart 2 of a series explaining kubernetes fundamental concepts in an easily digestable format, tailored toward Kubernetes users, discussing ConfigMaps and Secrets
Part 1: Kubernetes, Explained 2024: Nodes, Pods, Services, Deployments
Published: at 11:34 PMPart 1 of a series explaining kubernetes fundamental concepts in an easily digestable format, tailored toward Kubernetes users, discussing Nodes, Services, Pods, and Deployments
Recent Posts
The AI Reality Check: Cutting Through Hype for Real Business Value
Published: at 06:00 PMCut through the AI hype. Learn how small businesses can find mission-critical value and real ROI in AI, separating market speculation from practical applications.
Code, Rest, Repeat: The Elusive Quest for Developer Work-Life Balance
Published: at 03:42 PMExploring why work-life balance matters for software developers and how the industry's always-on culture affects mental health, productivity, and code quality. Is a sustainable approach to development possible?
Left on Read: Exploring the Surge in Recruiter Ghosting
Published: at 12:28 PMTrying to make sense of what's happening in the hiring space in 2024 as high interest rates, mass layoffs, and AI transform reality before our eyes. Has ghosting crept from the dating world into the professional one?
Cover Letter: Uncovered
Updated: at 09:23 PMThe mysterious document, de-mystified.
My Projects
Magic Ingredient
AI-powered workflow automation for small businesses. Transform tedious tasks into streamlined processes.
Trailhead
A retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) solution for intelligent document search and knowledge extraction.
Orbit
A daily word game where you guess words based on semantic meaning. How close can you get?