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Insights on engineering leadership, AI innovation, and product thinking.

A focused engineer building real AI projects while ignoring the noise of social media thought leaders
AI StrategyArticle has under 2-min AI recap audio
3 min read

Cut the Noise, Build the Thing

Stop following AI thought leaders. Stop consuming recycled takes. Start solving real problems and shipping actual products.

2026-03-23Read →
Developer walking through a park while coordinating with AI agents to build software
AI StrategyArticle has under 2-min AI recap audio
3 min read

Vision First, Agents Second

If you can't articulate the vision clearly enough for a human team, what makes you think you'll be able to orchestrate a fleet of AI agents?

2026-03-13Read →
A developer using AI design tools inside VS Code to generate UI mockups and React components without leaving the editor
Product StrategyArticle has under 2-min AI recap audio
5 min read

AI design tools overview

A frontend developer's honest look at AI design tools — what actually works, what's just an LLM wrapper, and how to pick the right one for your workflow.

2026-03-07Read →
Developer comparing AI image generation tools across multiple screens showing pricing tiers and sample outputs
AI StrategyArticle has under 2-min AI recap audio
7 min read

The AI image wars pricing guide

Every major AI image and video tool compared — pricing, free tiers, quality, legal quirks, and honest trade-offs as of March 2026.

2026-03-05Read →
A developer's desk with a screen showing AGENT.md and SKILLS.md files glowing ominously in a code editor
AI StrategyArticle has under 2-min AI recap audio
5 min read

Are you to be replaced with AGENT.md and few SKILL.md?

If your entire job can be described in an AGENT.md and a few SKILLS.md files, what does that tell you? The economics of agent-driven development are brutal and it's happening now.

2026-02-27Read →
Developer smoking a cigar while Matrix does the coding
AI StrategyArticle has under 2-min AI recap audio
3 min read

The Matrix Is Here — I Shipped a Feature From a Grocery Store

Dictated a feature spec on my phone in a grocery aisle. Twenty-three minutes later, it was live in production. No computer, no desk, just AI and automated workflows.

2026-02-26Read →
Engineer working at laptop with dual monitors showing code editor and admin dashboard interface during focused weekend build session
AI StrategyArticle has under 2-min AI recap audio
3 min read

A Weekend That Replaced Months of Work

A solo weekend migration from static Markdown to a full dynamic blog with admin panel, AI audio, and a 4-5x productivity jump from better Claude Code instructions engineering.

2026-02-23Read →
From UX wireframes to live deployment — a blog built with AI in a few evenings
Product StrategyArticle has under 2-min AI recap audio
5 min read

From Design to Droplet: Building This Blog with AI

UX Pilot for design, Claude Code for the build, Grok for media, a DigitalOcean droplet for deployment. What it actually took to go from concept to live in a couple of evenings.

2026-02-20Read →
Own Your Solutions concept visualization
Team BuildingArticle has under 2-min AI recap audio
3 min read

Own Your Solutions — Who Are Devs Without AI?

On the hidden cost of over-relying on AI, why some fear is rational, and what engineers at every level need to keep building for themselves.

2026-02-15Read →
Split screen showing true engineers versus vibecoders in AI era
AI StrategyArticle has under 2-min AI recap audio
6 min read

Hiring Engineers in the Age of AI

The reality of interviewing frontend engineers today. What separates true engineers from vibecoders in an AI-augmented world.

2026-02-14Read →
From idea to production with AI coding agents
Product StrategyArticle has under 2-min AI recap audio
4 min read

Idea to Production: An Engineer With AI in Hand

The time from idea to working product has compressed dramatically. Real experience building PoC apps with AI coding agents, what worked, what didn't, and the discipline it demands.

2026-02-13Read →