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Go Slow to Go Fast with AI: Writing Better Code, Not More Code

Most developers using AI are optimizing for the wrong thing. Speed metrics and line counts are not quality — and AI makes that confusion worse, not better. This video is a reaction to Nolan Lawson’s article “Using AI to write better code more slowly,” published May 2026: https://nolanlawson.com/2026/05/25/using-ai-to-write-better-code-more-slowly/ Topics covered: Going slow with AI isn’t […]

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5 AI Conversation Patterns Every Developer Should Know

Most developers use AI assistants the same way they use a search engine: ask, get an answer, move on. That habit is costing them the most valuable thing AI can actually do. The real power isn’t in generation — it’s in conversations that build understanding before you write a single line of code. Topics covered:

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Why AI Coding Assistants Misunderstand Your Architecture

AI coding assistants misunderstand your architecture — not because they’re buggy, but because architectural intent was never visible in the code to begin with.In this video I read through and comment on Ian Bull’s article “Sinks, Not Pipes: Software Architecture in the Age of AI”, adding my own perspective from my work on usable software

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3 AI Coding Assistant Mistakes I See in Real Teams — And What to Do Instead

Most developers are leaving a lot on the table with AI coding assistants — not because the tools aren’t good, but because of a few fixable mistakes I keep seeing in real teams.In this video I cover three common mistakes and how to avoid them: Plus a bonus fourth mistake: only using AI for code

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The Medium is the Message: What AI Really Does to How You Code

Marshall McLuhan said the medium is the message — the tool you use changes how you think, regardless of what you produce with it. That’s exactly what’s happening with AI-assisted development, and most developers aren’t paying attention to it. In this video I explore ways conversational AI doesn’t just change what you produce — it

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