Landmines, Landmines, Everywhere

Hello, reader from the future! Why is my proverbial leg gone, you ask?

I lost it many moons ago, stepping on landmines.

Programming, as an industry, is strangely religious. For something that was supposedly backed by “computer science,” there isn’t …

How I’ve Changed How I Use AI In August of 2026

In June of 2026 I posted how I was using AI. The list was this:

1. If the code is going to be thrown away, toss an AI agent at it, don’t bother reviewing output.
2. If the code is going to be maintained and I don’t know exactly how I would implement …

My Thoughts on AI in June of 2026

I want to clarify my take on AI for myself and others, so here we are.

If you don’t want to read another article about AI (and who could blame you?), here’s the TL;DR: I think AI makes the average dev maybe 5-20% more efficient when used intelligently. …