Week notes 16
A weekly update on SkillsBar v1.7.0 release, Vale linting fixes, and AI eval exploration for documentation.
A weekly update on SkillsBar v1.7.0 release, Vale linting fixes, and AI eval exploration for documentation.
A tech user abandons smart home devices for simpler 'dumb' alternatives due to privacy, connectivity, and reliability frustrations.
Recap of the opening keynote at Deep Dish Swift 2026, an iOS-focused conference, blending AI insights with pizza puns.
Explores Larry Wall's programmer virtues, focusing on laziness as a driver for abstraction and the impact of LLMs on modern software development.
A developer uses GitHub agentic workflows to automate deprecation analysis and documentation updates for a multi-version product.
Learn how to eliminate MCP token costs in Claude by enabling Tool Search for lazy loading on Sonnet and Opus.
A developer argues that writing code by hand first, then using AI for maintenance, is more effective than AI generating initial drafts.
Exploring minimalism in game development using Lua and the LÖVE engine to quickly prototype a 2D game with LLM assistance.
Delphi IDE Explorer now works as a standalone component explorer for any Delphi application, allowing runtime inspection and editing of components.
A book review of Tim Berners-Lee's 'This Is for Everyone,' covering the web's history, challenges, and the SOLID protocol.
A Vim/Neovim tip explaining how to make CTRL-A and CTRL-X more intuitive by adjusting the nrformats option.
How an AI workflow evolved from manual prompts to automated skills, memory, and verification for more efficient code generation.
How to safely replace the rm command with trash in Claude Code to prevent accidental file deletions.
Analysis of how slow code reviews silently kill team velocity, with metrics and solutions for engineering managers.
A technical guide on implementing the Saga pattern in .NET using Wolverine, covering setup, message routing, and saga state persistence.
Analysis of AI coding agent criticism, arguing that non-users' abstract critiques lack practical experience.
Explores the rapid pace of AI advancement, comparing it to cloud computing, and warns that falling behind in AI skills is a professional risk.
Explores the distribution of digits in decimal fractions of prime denominators, with examples in Python.
Daily roundup of IT/tech links covering .NET, MAUI, Visual Studio, WebRTC, AI agents, and more for April 10, 2026.
A senior-level discussion on AI in software testing and development, covering TDD, architecture, and security.