I recently came across a story that perfectly encapsulates something I’ve been thinking about for months. It’s about a CPO who was handed an unlimited token budget and told to vibe code three MVPs for Q1 2026. They did something unexpected instead. Rather than firing up Lovable or Bolt to start generating code, they opened…
Category: productivity
What I Wrote About in 2025
Looking back at the year, my blog became a running commentary on how AI is fundamentally reshaping software development, and not always in the ways people expect. I’ve been splitting my attention between technical deep-dives and broader observations about where this whole industry is heading. Here’s what caught my attention month by month. March 2025:…
From Intentions to Impact: Your 2025 Strategy Guide (Part 2)
The Resolution Graveyard It’s December 22nd. In nine days, millions of people will make promises to themselves that they won’t keep. They’ll join gyms they’ll stop visiting by February. They’ll buy courses they’ll never finish. They’ll write goals in fresh notebooks that will gather dust by March. Why? Because they skipped Part 1. If you…
Stop Procrastinating in 2025: Part 1 – Building Your Foundation Before New Year’s Resolutions
Why December Is Actually the Best Time to Stop Procrastinating As we approach 2025, most people are preparing their New Year’s resolutions. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: 91% of New Year’s resolutions fail by February. Why? Because people try to build new habits on top of broken systems. Before you write that ambitious list of…
The Corporate Culture Charade Part 2: How AI Is Killing What Little Culture We Had Left
While executives blame remote work for destroying company culture, they’re missing the real culprit: AI-generated content is creating a closed loop of meaningless communication where everyone is reading summaries of summaries, and nobody is thinking anymore. I need to start with a confession: I’ve used AI to write emails. I’ve used it to summarize meeting…
Company Culture
The article critiques the modern obsession with corporate culture, arguing it is often a superficial construct designed to appease executives rather than genuinely engage employees. The author emphasizes that true culture emerges organically from shared experiences, while corporate culture is manufactured, focusing on management control instead of addressing real employee needs such as fair compensation and meaningful work.
TypedScript: Imagining CoffeeScript with Types
The content envisions a hypothetical programming language called “TypedScript,” merging the elegance of CoffeeScript with TypeScript’s type safety. It advocates for optional types, clean syntax, aggressive type inference, and elegance in generics, while maintaining CoffeeScript’s aesthetic. The idea remains theoretical, noting practical challenges with adoption in the current ecosystem.
The Hidden Economics of “Free” AI Tools: Why the SaaS Premium Still Matters
This post discusses the hidden costs of DIY solutions in SaaS, emphasizing the benefits of established SaaS tools over “free” AI-driven alternatives. It highlights issues like time tax, knowledge debt, reliability, support challenges, security risks, and scaling problems. Ultimately, it advocates for a balanced approach that leverages AI to enhance, rather than replace, reliable SaaS infrastructure.
PgVector for AI Memory in Production Applications
PgVector is a PostgreSQL extension designed to enhance memory in AI applications by storing and querying vector embeddings. This enables large language models (LLMs) to retrieve accurate information, personalize responses, and reduce hallucinations. PgVector’s efficient indexing and simple integration provide a reliable foundation for AI memory, making it essential for developers building AI products.
The AI Detox Movement: Why Engineers Are Taking Back Their Code
In 2025, AI tools transformed coding but led developers to struggle with debugging and understanding their code. This sparked the concept of “AI detox,” a period where developers intentionally stop using AI to regain coding intuition and problem-solving skills. A structured detox can improve comprehension, debugging, and creativity, fostering a healthier relationship with AI.