development

Mar
09
lint-staged is a hack (that you no longer need)

lint-staged is a hack (that you no longer need)

lint-staged exists because ESLint is slow. But what if your linter ran your entire repo in under a second? Time to ditch the hack.
2 min read
Mar
05
Agentic maturity models focus on the wrong thing

Agentic maturity models focus on the wrong thing

Every AI maturity model measures autonomy. YOLO mode, parallel agents, building your own orchestrator. But that's only part of the picture and an answer to the wrong question. The better question is - are you ready?
5 min read
Mar
01
Tequila vs Agentic AI

Tequila vs Agentic AI

Mitch Ratcliffe said computers let you make mistakes faster than anything except handguns and tequila. In 2026, agentic AI just pushed tequila into third place.
3 min read
Dec
12
Your Context Budget

Your Context Budget

Humans and AI can only hold so much in their head. So what do you spend your budget on? Its very easy for teams to end up in debt and paying heavy interest.
8 min read
Oct
20
AI Broke the Automation Payback Calculation

AI Broke the Automation Payback Calculation

AI means we can now afford to ask question "can I make this easier?" instead of just "how do I solve this problem?"
8 min read
Oct
13
Pair Planning = Enthusiastic AI Development and Team Happiness

Pair Planning = Enthusiastic AI Development and Team Happiness

Your AI agent agrees with everything you say, always answers when you call, and that's causing problems.
5 min read