Scissors, Glue, and AI
A former employee describes how they automated a manual newspaper-clipping job using Microsoft SQL, reducing 7 hours of work to 20 minutes, and then built a reporting tool that impressed their boss an…
A former employee describes how they automated a manual newspaper-clipping job using Microsoft SQL, reducing 7 hours of work to 20 minutes, and then built a reporting tool that impressed their boss an…
Engineering organizations risk falling into vicious cycles when AI accelerates execution faster than product teams can define strategy, leading to stalled queues, lower quality, and customer churn. Th…
AI's rapid advancement creates a builder's dilemma where products become difficult to change, risking overbuilding and loss of product-market fit. Companies must stay limber by focusing on fundamental…
AI adoption has evolved through distinct eras, from the initial LLM period starting with ChatGPT's release in November 2022 to the current agent period beginning in summer 2025, where model performanc…
A software engineer hypothesizes that experienced developers achieve better AI results due to transferable skills like written communication, delegation techniques, and ability to evaluate AI outputs,…