Thinking Like a Software Engineer

I’m lucky with AI. AI thinks like me. AI, especially agentic AI, tries to solve all the problems with software. Its output is code. Its process is code. Everything it creates, it does so with code. Heck, these things even assume you know (or want you to know) git. I...

Which Model?

GPT, Opus, or Gemini? Grok, DeepSeek, or Kimi? In some very real ways, it’s like Chevy or Ford. Maybe Mercedes or BMW. Possibly McLaren or Kia. They’ll all get you there if you know how to work them. Some maybe faster or more stylish than others. You might care. You...

A Dirty Workspace

One of the first things I learned when working on a construction crew as a teenager was, “clean up after yourself!” Don’t leave the tools, scrap material, and extra material lying around. It’s fine during the work process, but we cleanup and leave it tidy before we go...

AI Trolls

We have two kinds of AI trolls. The first are humans trolling AI. These aren’t dangerous. An AI doesn’t care if it gets trolled. The second is AI trolling humans. These are dangerous. Humans care about getting trolled. Let’s think about this as we continue to weave AI...

Growing the Human Team

Growing your human team still matters. In fact, in today’s world of AI teams augmenting human teams, it might even matter more as personnel budgets split between humans and tokens. Each person on the team matters more. And they must not only interface with other...

The Art of It

I know it when I see it. So do you. But what is it in the age of generative AI? Spoiler alert: It doesn’t mean handmade. Or live. Or no tech. It does, however, take insight. And creativity. And emotion. And perspective. Art is still the same as it ever was. You know...

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