The Glazier Was Right Too
Every framework, every AI coding tool, is built around a standard case. When that case isn't yours it rarely fails…
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Who are you as a developer when AI writes code too?
AI can write the code now. So who are you as a developer when it does? An honest look at identity, craft, and what's…
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The Token Bill Is Coming
The token bill is coming. When it does, good code stops being just good practice and starts showing up on your invoice.
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The Code Was Always the Door
AI is automating the code, not the engineering. A guide for senior developers on shepherding AI through the work that…
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Under the Hood: What Your AI Coding Assistant Actually Is
The hype problem If you’ve spent any time on LinkedIn lately, you’ve encountered two very different camps. One is…
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Why Java is Still Worth Learning in 2025: A Developer’s 25-Year Journey
I’ll be honest – my first encounter with Java in 1999 wasn’t love at first sight. It was during a university distributed…
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Uncertainty in software design
The only thing we can be certain of in this life is that we can be certain of nothing. -Albert Einstein Unexpected…
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Brain friendly programming in Java
We have many principles for writing better more maintainable software, but still end up with a tangled mess. Most of…
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