Archive
2026
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Fast Code, Empty Brain: The Reality of Modern Tooling
Automated agents give high velocity and green builds. When we stop understanding code flow, our core engineering instincts erode.
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When AI Agents Start Talking Like James Joyce at a Standup Meeting
Autonomous agents invented their own dialect within days. It is compression, not nonsense. Watching a system no longer means understanding it.
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Why Unchecked Trust in AI Puts Critical Thinking at Risk
Careless prompts cost you data. Unchecked output costs you judgment. Research shows a third price: our memory and ability to think unaided erode.
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Why Coding Agents Cannot Replace Experience Engineering
Coding agents cannot replace engineers. Digital products need client discovery, domain expertise, interface design and human friction AI cannot copy.
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The Dark Factory Trap: Finding the Sweet Spot for AI in Engineering
Fully autonomous dark factories risk model collapse and generic products. Human-in-the-loop pipelines keep software reliable, accessible and clean.
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Why the Dark Factory Fails for User Interfaces
Fully automated AI coding is popular. But for user interfaces, a dark factory fails. We need human empathy and unique brands.
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EU Pay Transparency Directive: A Shift in Hiring Culture
The EU Pay Transparency Directive changes hiring from June 2026. It affects recruitment workflows, candidate rights and company culture.
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The Myth of the Code Reader: Why AI Agents Are the Better Senior Engineers
Many think senior developers will only read and review AI code in the future. This is wrong. With files like decision.md, agents learn faster than teams.
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Engineering Excellence or Brain Rot? The AI Development Paradox
Why AI in software development needs more than a prompt. Lessons from legacy code, greenfield success and the investment a clean baseline needs.