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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Are LLMs a higher level of abstraction in software development?
Are LLMs a higher level of abstraction? Read More »
A recent post by Simon Wardley makes the point that the transition to AI will take a while because it requires practices to emerge and be accepted, to co-evolve with AI. Alex analyzes and comments this theory. Links:
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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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Evaluating the architecture of a system can be a very complicated process, with a lot of different possibilities for tools and techniques. In this video, we describe a mental model for evaluating architecture that helps us make sense and make the right decisions.
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AI assistants lead to an increase of the level of abstraction. This leads to a renewal of software engineering.
AI Leads to Renewal of Software Engineering Read More »
Every week there’s a new story on how an AI agent has deleted stuff it shouldn’t have: local files, cloud documents, backups etc. It feels like DOS all over again. But you can run coding agents in a sandbox. Read this for techniques
Sandbox Your Coding Agents Read More »
Learn about two alternative ways of designing products: modules by feature and OS for your domain
Designs Enabled by AI Coding Assistants Read More »
Pure functions are functions that return the same value for the same input values, and don’t change the state of the system. Idempotency refers to functions that make the change a single time, if receiving the same relevant values – either input arguments or an identifier. These two concepts are related in that they help
Simplify Designs with Pure Functions & Idempotency Read More »
Most of the code in your product is not code that you write, but code that you get from various packages. How do you know if those packages are vulnerable? In this video, you will see how to create a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), how to add vulnerability information, and how to interpret the
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