Field notes
Practitioner essays on building production software with AI agents.
Operator-grade reports on the systems, decisions, and economics of shipping software with AI — what worked, what failed, and what changed.
Articles
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What Got You Here Won’t Keep You Here: A Letter to VPs of Engineering
Executive Deck ↗Exec summary ↗Listen ↗VPs of Engineering: your playbook is obsolete. Here’s how AI changes everything about how you lead, measure, and develop your organization.
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What Got You Here Won’t Keep You Here: A Letter to Engineering Directors
Executive Deck ↗Exec summary ↗Listen ↗Engineering directors have 18 months to prove they can transform teams for AI. The market in 2028 will have directors with proven transformation track records. Will you be one of them?
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What Got You Here Won’t Keep You Here: A Letter to Mid and Late-Career Developers
Executive Deck ↗Exec summary ↗Listen ↗Mid and late-career developers: AI isn’t here to replace you. But developers who use AI will replace those who don’t. Here’s how to adapt.
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The Engineers Who Can’t Use AI Agents Don’t Have a Tools Problem
Executive Deck ↗Exec summary ↗Listen ↗Your engineers struggling with AI agents don’t need better tools or training. They need permission to work differently and the organizational barriers removed that punish speed.
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Exploring Developer Happiness in the AI-SDLC
Executive Deck ↗Exec summary ↗Listen ↗Exploring what developer happiness looks like when AI handles the tedious work. Research and insights on the emotional side of AI adoption.
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You Cannot Read Yourself Into AI-SDLC Literacy
Executive Deck ↗Exec summary ↗Listen ↗Reading about AI won’t make you AI-literate. Only hands-on building will develop the intuition you need to lead. Start tonight.
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Your Questions About AI in the SDLC Reveal Exactly Where You Are in the Adoption Curve—And How to Bridge the Gap Before You Waste a Year
Executive Deck ↗Exec summary ↗Listen ↗Your questions about AI in the SDLC reveal your adoption maturity level. Diagnose where you are and learn how to accelerate your journey.
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Gen AI in the SDLC Is Infrastructure Now,And Every One of Your Engineers Picked Their Own
Executive Deck ↗Exec summary ↗Listen ↗Download EPUB ↓Gen AI in the SDLC is now infrastructure, not innovation. But every engineer picked their own stack. Here’s why that’s a governance problem.
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Waste Density vs Value Density: Managing the Emotions of Your Board with Real Economics
Executive Deck ↗Exec summary ↗Listen ↗Learn to communicate AI value to your board using waste density vs. value density. Move beyond emotional arguments to real economics.
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Goodnight to Epics, Stories and Features: A Feature A Day is the New Normal
Executive Deck ↗Exec summary ↗Listen ↗The sprint is dead. AI-native teams ship features daily, not fortnightly. Learn how to adapt your agile processes for the new velocity.
Essential or Ornamental
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