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From Buzzword to Practical Tool: A Developer's Guide to Generative AI
It seems like every week there’s a new AI tool that promises to change everything.
19 hrs ago
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Jules, My AI Junior Developer
Here’s a question that emerged from my recent work with AI coding agents: to get better, more autonomous results, do you need to treat the AI less like…
Sep 15
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August 2025
Does More Powerful AI Mean Slower Fixes?
Is it possible that our most advanced AI coding assistants are actually slowing us down?
Aug 26
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The Context Window Paradox: To Get More From Your AI, Give It Less
When I started working with LLMs that have massive, million-token context windows, I fell into a trap.
Aug 18
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July 2025
Can We Make AI Code Assistants Smarter by Asking Them to Write Their Own Rules?
It seems logical, doesn't it?
Jul 30
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Pair-Authoring with an AI: A Case Study in Structured Collaboration
Moving beyond simple text generation to a collaborative partnership with a Large Language Model.
Jul 10
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Can We Think Less with AI?
A reflection on AI-assisted software development and the myth of effortless coding
Jul 3
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June 2025
AI-Assisted Terraform Refactoring: From Monolithic to Modular Infrastructure
*How intelligent agents can transform infrastructure code organization while maintaining reliability and developer productivity*
Jun 18
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AI-Assisted Infrastructure as Code: A Practical Refactoring Journey
How GitHub Copilot with Claude 3.5 transformed a manual VPC configuration into a maintainable, cost-optimized infrastructure using established best…
Jun 16
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Interviewing in the Age of AI: Rethinking Code Pairing Sessions
Recently, I shadowed a couple of coding interviews at Thoughtworks.
Jun 6
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May 2025
How GenAI helps engineers write better stories
In smaller engineering teams, developers often find themselves writing user stories without formal training in practice.
May 30
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