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Coding got easy with AI but the engineering remains. You have to know what to build, recognize when the machine is wrong, and design systems that work at scale. Here I share lessons from using AI in production.
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November 2026
Software has no value
Software is never the goal, what software can help you do is the goal.
How do we auto-approve and merge 60% of PRs?
I'm still drowning in code review. Getting to ~16% auto-approved and merged PRs helped but it's not enough. How can we do 60%?
October 2026
When code is cheap, judgement becomes the job
Software engineering has changed in the last 2 years. Here's how that looks without the fluff. Real company, big stakes, finite token budget
September 2026
Why I'm excited about Jev-like classifiers
zero-shot classifiers fit a nice spot on the roadmap to production AI apps
We now auto-approve and merge 15% of PRs
I've been on a quest lately to reclaim my sanity at work. The latest advancement is a bot that auto-approves and merges low risk PRs with no oversight ๐
August 2026
Stop burning tokens on code review
I've been experimenting with different approaches to build a system where humans and agents can ship fast safely. Think I've found something that works โ custom linters.
Beware the spaceships
Spaceship first, cleanup second. Start with the ending then work your way back to something useful.
Agents change the math on big bang migrations
I just did a team's worth of work in 5 days. Honestly I am shook to the core of my 20 YoE
July 2026
Theory of constraints, AI, and code review
Feedback from an expert is how you learn taste. Your code doesn't matter until it's shipped.
June 2026
Using vibes to rewrite my blog
The death of engineering has been greatly exaggerated. You still need to know what you're doing.
May 2026
What you need to make an agent
I've been digging into agents for internal tooling and processes. Looking for how to scale without drowning in manual work. Here's what I found
Quick note on evals and putting AI in your resume
When candidates put AI on their resume, the key thing I try to find out is whether they used evals. How did you measure making improvements?
April 2026
AI now writes 97% of my code. Here's what I learned
Forget the bullshit tips and tricks, just talk to it.
March 2026
Software engineer interviews for the age of AI
Maybe AI will replace engineers, I don't know. Self-driving cars were just around the corner for 50 years. Until then we've got shit to do and engineers to hire.
February 2026
Users buy your service, not your code
You might enjoy this podcast episode. Sylvain and I talked about owning production in a world where AI writes the code.
GeLLMan amnesia
AI will automate every job except the ones I'm deeply familiar with
January 2026
A better way to end-to-end test your webapp
End-to-end tests are the best way to test your webapp, but they're flaky and annoying to write. I'm trying a new agentic approach that fixes the issue.