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Jul 13, 2026·11 min read

Spec-Driven Development, Without the Hype

Everyone is suddenly talking about spec-driven development. GitHub built a toolkit for it, AWS built an IDE around it, and half the takes say it's the future while the other half say it's waterfall in a trench coat. Here's what it actually is and when it earns its keep.

#agentic-engineering#spec-driven-development#artificial-intelligence

Jun 14, 2026·18 min read

Code Review When the Author Is an AI Agent

When writing code is cheap, reviewing it is where all the value goes. Most teams are still running a review process built for a world that no longer exists. Here's what changes when a machine wrote the diff.

#code-review#artificial-intelligence#agentic-engineering

May 2, 2026·16 min read

Making Your Website Agent-Ready

More of your visitors are agents now, not humans. Here's what it actually takes to make a personal site or blog readable by them, with real code from my own setup.

#web-development#ai#seo

Apr 11, 2026·27 min read

Agentic Engineering: A Practical Guide to Working With AI Agents

Agentic engineering is how software gets built now. Here's what it actually means, how it works under the hood, and how to set up your projects to get the most out of it.

#artificial-intelligence#developer-tools#agentic-engineering

Mar 12, 2026·7 min read

AI in EdTech: Teaching, Not Shortcuts

AI is already in students' hands. The question isn't whether to allow it. It's how edtech can use it to deepen learning, rethink assessment, and build responsible guardrails.

#edtech#artificial-intelligence#education

Jan 31, 2026·10 min read

Technical Debt: A Shared Responsibility

Technical debt isn't just a coding problem - it's a team challenge. Here's how leaders and engineers can work together to manage it effectively.

#leadership#engineering-management#architecture

Jan 19, 2026·8 min read

Code Review Culture: Building Constructive Feedback Loops

Code reviews can be your team's superpower or its biggest source of friction. Here's how to build a review culture that actually works.

#engineering-culture#code-review#leadership

Jan 8, 2026·11 min read

The Art of Good Abstractions: When to Abstract, When to Duplicate

Premature abstraction is the root of much suffering. Here's how to recognize when code wants to be unified versus when duplication is the right choice.

#software-design#architecture#refactoring

Dec 29, 2025·13 min read

API Design Principles: Building Interfaces Developers Love

A practical guide to designing APIs that are intuitive, consistent, and resilient - covering REST conventions, error handling, versioning, and the decisions that separate good APIs from frustrating ones.

#api#rest#architecture

Dec 22, 2025·19 min read

Event-Driven Architecture: Patterns, Practices, and Pitfalls

A practical guide to building event-driven systems - when to use events, core patterns, AWS implementation, and the mistakes that derail teams.

#architecture#event-driven#aws