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The Million-Dollar Maybe
A major opportunity arrives while the product is still a proof of concept. Business sees a closing window; engineering sees what remains unproven.
- #Software Engineering
- #POC
- #Business
- #Risk
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Do Design Patterns Still Matter When AI Writes the Code?
AI can generate code in minutes. Design patterns still help us decide whether that code is something we can safely change and own.
- #AI
- #Software Design
- #Design Patterns
- #Software Engineering
9 min read
Yes, AI Could Kill Us All
A viral warning says AI could end humanity. That is a possibility, not a prediction. Here is what would have to go wrong and what could stop it.
- #AI
- #AI Safety
- #Software Engineering
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I Thought XML Was Old. Legal Tech Hadn’t Moved On
I barely learned XML at university. Then I started working with legal documents and found it quietly carrying real work.
- #XML
- #Legal Tech
- #Data Formats
- #Software Engineering
5 min read
The Million-Dollar Maybe
A major opportunity arrives while the product is still a proof of concept. Business sees a closing window; engineering sees what remains unproven.
- #Software Engineering
- #POC
- #Business
- #Risk
6 min read
Do Design Patterns Still Matter When AI Writes the Code?
AI can generate code in minutes. Design patterns still help us decide whether that code is something we can safely change and own.
- #AI
- #Software Design
- #Design Patterns
- #Software Engineering
9 min read
Yes, AI Could Kill Us All
A viral warning says AI could end humanity. That is a possibility, not a prediction. Here is what would have to go wrong and what could stop it.
- #AI
- #AI Safety
- #Software Engineering
9 min read
You Were Hired to Write Code. Now You Own the Whole System.
When architecture, AWS, security, deployment, scaling, and production quietly land on your desk, the opportunity is real—but so are the boundaries you need.
- #Software Engineering
- #Architecture
- #Career
4 min read
The Excel File Nobody Mentioned
The automation followed every documented rule. Then an Excel file nobody had mentioned revealed how the work actually happened.
- #Automation
- #Work
- #Systems
9 min read
Software Engineering in a World Where Everything Needs an SR
How to protect your curiosity, growth, and potential when tools, access, experiments, and decisions are tightly controlled.
- #Software Engineering
- #Enterprise
- #Work
6 min read
Where Should AI Stop and Ordinary Code Begin?
A practical way to decide which parts of a system need AI judgment and which parts should remain predictable, testable code.
- #AI
- #Software Architecture
- #Engineering
5 min read
The Task System That Finally Got Work Out of My Head
After trying productivity apps, books, and advice that never stuck, I built a low-friction system with a pocket notebook and Excel.
- #Productivity
- #Software Engineering
- #Work
2 min read
From Complex Documents to Reliable Data
A practical lesson in reliable document automation: keep AI focused on interpretation, then use code to validate and transform the result.
- #AI
- #Document Processing
- #Software Engineering
1 min read
Hello World
Why I’m documenting the systems I build, the problems I encounter, and the lessons worth remembering.
- #Writing
- #Learning
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