Wow, its a blog
Who'da thunk it, this is essentially just a stream of consciousness that may, or more likely may not be updated, enjoy your stay, and there are no refreshments
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A caveated & overdue defence of Vibe Coding
With Vibe Coding being this weeks software engineering drama, with some saying it being a way of making programming more accessible for hobbyists, while others say it will result in large amounts of code that nobody understands in production systems, and to a cottage industry of having to fix these popping up in the coming years, I thought it worth throwing my, quite often AI sceptic/averse, hat into the ring.
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DevEx Anti Patterns: What they are, why they matter, and how to prevent them
Diving into common Developer Experience anti-patterns, focusing more on process, and culture, rather than tooling and technical issues. A deep dive on what these issues are, why they matter, and what can be done to help resolve them.
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The Core Problem with AI Code Assistants, And Why They Wont Replace Developers.
As we are living in the age of AI assistants, with a new one seeming to pop up every half hour, I want to give my 2 cents as to why I think the hype around them replacing developers is an impossibility, and how they don't eliminate as much of a developers workload as it would initially seem
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Reducing Cognitive Load: The Key to a Better Developer Experience
Learn how reducing cognitive load improves Developer Experience (DevEx) by minimizing distractions, streamlining workflows, and optimizing tooling, because no one wants more TPS reports.