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How AI Enables Just-in-Time Applications: The Future of Adaptive Software

May 04, 2024 • 2 min read
AI enables applications that adapt, generate, and optimise themselves in real-time based on user needs and context — just-in-time software that writes itself.
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How to Build AI Employees That Run Parts of Your Company

Feb 21, 2024 • 3 min read
Learn how to build AI assistants that act like real employees using SOPs, LLMs, and automation frameworks like CrewAI and AutoGen for business automation.
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From Code Writers to Solution Architects: How AI is Reshaping Software Development

Oct 03, 2023 • 3 min read
AI is transforming software development from imperative coding to declarative problem-solving. Developers aren't being replaced — they're becoming solution architects.
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Abstraction Is Hard: Why Wrong Abstractions Are Worse Than No Abstractions

Sep 28, 2023 • 3 min read
Creating good abstractions is one of software development's hardest challenges. Learn when to abstract, when not to, and how to avoid costly mistakes.
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There Is a God Now: An Old AI Anecdote That Aged Like Fine Wine

Aug 09, 2023 • 2 min read
An old computer science anecdote about AI and divinity from the mid-2000s that seems remarkably prescient in today's interconnected AI-driven world.
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Learning with AI: Why ChatGPT Beats Google for Deep Understanding

Jul 25, 2023 • 3 min read
Conversational AI like ChatGPT transforms learning with personalised explanations and instant clarification that beats traditional search methods.
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Engineering with ADHD: Risk Management and Detail-Oriented Work

Jan 08, 2023 • 2 min read
Practical strategies for software engineers with ADHD to excel at detail-oriented work, manage risk, and turn attention challenges into superpowers.
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TODO Lists: The Neurodivergent Engineer's Secret Superpower

Nov 15, 2022 • 2 min read
Discover why TODO lists are more than productivity tools for neurodivergent engineers. Learn how they become external memory systems, anxiety reducers, and career accelerators.
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My ADHD Diagnosis — Hitting Rock Bottom and Climbing Back

Jun 18, 2022 • 3 min read
A personal journey through mental health collapse, ADHD diagnosis, and recovery. How understanding neurodivergence changed everything and saved my life.
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What 'Enterprise Software' Actually Means: Beyond the Buzzword

May 15, 2021 • 3 min read
Enterprise software is everywhere, but what does it really mean? A practical guide to understanding when software truly deserves the enterprise label.
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Rails in Enterprise: Awesome and Awful in Equal Measure

Jun 15, 2020 • 2 min read
Ruby on Rails is simultaneously perfect and terrible for enterprise applications, depending on whether you optimise for speed or predictability.
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From Batch Processing to Event Streaming: A Paradigm Shift

Mar 25, 2020 • 3 min read
A real-world story of migrating from brittle batch processing to event-driven architecture using the strangler fig pattern. Learn practical migration strategies.
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