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Small 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.

AI 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 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.

Building 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.

Most 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.

A 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.

As 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.

Cut through the AI hype. Learn how small businesses can find mission-critical value and real ROI in AI, separating market speculation from practical applications.

The 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.

Why the phrase "You're absolutely right!" from AI coding assistants reveals the critical importance of technical communication skills in modern software development.

How "scrappy startup culture" becomes a euphemism for unsustainable expectations, and why protecting your personal time makes you a better engineer, not a worse one.

As work-life balance deteriorates and burnout skyrockets in tech, software engineers must consider unionization as a path to sustainable careers and humane working conditions.

Exploring 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.

Introducing 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.

Exploring 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.

An exploration of DeepMind's AlphaEvolve, a Gemini-powered coding agent that evolves algorithms for complex problems in mathematics and computing.

An analysis of the 2025 software engineering job market, exploring hiring trends, salary expectations, AI's impact, and strategies for navigating a more competitive landscape.

Exploring 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?

An 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.

Exploring 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.

This is an incomprehensible rambling about being the sole financial provider for the family and being a part of the tech layoff, from the perspective of a dad in that situation.

Trying 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?

Part 1 of a series explaining kubernetes fundamental concepts in an easily digestable format, tailored toward Kubernetes users, discussing Nodes, Services, Pods, and Deployments

Part 2 of a series explaining kubernetes fundamental concepts in an easily digestable format, tailored toward Kubernetes users, discussing ConfigMaps and Secrets

The mysterious document, de-mystified.