Announcing a new podcast episode on Agentic Feature Owners, featuring Jessitron, with reflections on code and life.
A guide to using ElBruno.QRCodeGenerator, a lightweight .NET library for generating QR codes in ASCII, PNG, SVG, and payload formats.
Guide to optimizing Xcode build performance using new Agent Skills, covering clean/incremental builds and caching.
How to standardize resource naming in TypeScript monorepos using Google's API Design Guide convention.
Explores which programming language is best for LLM-based code generation, questioning if machine code is viable.
Analysis of flaky Jest tests caused by wall-clock assertions on timer behavior, with solutions using fake timers.
Critter Stack releases new versions of Marten, Wolverine, Polecat, Weasel, and JasperFx with sharded multi-tenancy and database pooling features.
A critical analysis of technical incompetence in the workplace, coining the term NVTP (Not Very Technical Person) to describe those who pretend to be technically skilled.
A software engineer reflects on leaving a traditional employer for an AI-driven role, now orchestrating AI tools instead of writing code directly.
A tech week note covering Expo docs, blog redesign, switching to bun, and migrating linting from ESLint to Oxlint.
Guide to installing the dig DNS lookup utility on Debian Linux using the dnsutils package.
Exploring MariaDB Galera cluster multi-master setup, reproducing Jepsen report findings on data loss and lost updates.
Guide to building a benchmarking framework for AI coding agents using Claude's Agent SDK, focusing on security tasks.
Explores using NumPy as a synth engine to generate instrument sounds like plucked strings and tabla via math and DSP algorithms.
Summary of recent Azure, .NET, GitHub, and Visual Studio blog posts covering AI agents, DevOps updates, and developer tools.
A critique of AI automating social media interactions, arguing it removes human authenticity and turns platforms into insincere machines.
Explores documentation discoverability for search crawlers, schema parsers, and AI agents, beyond just human readers.
Guide to using pgvector in .NET for vector search with PostgreSQL, embeddings, and semantic similarity queries.
Using tar with SSH as a simpler alternative to rsync for transferring files between hosts.
Exploring agentic growthhacking tactics using AI bots to automate lead scoring, sales alerts, and sourcing user pain points on social media.
