Iโm thrilled to share thatย Josh Drummย and I will be presenting atย Boston Code Camp 39 on November 22nd! Our session -ย โVibers vs. Doomers: The AI Coding Debateโย - is going to be aย funย one: Is AI the future of software engineering or the beginning of its downfall? In this lively, debate-style session, two developers take opposite sides: the... Continue Reading →
Where have all the Engineers gone?
This is part one of a short mini series. Part 2 is Rise of the Agent Director. Part 3 is You Canโt Prompt Your Way to being a Senior Engineer. Where is my John Wayne?Where is my prairie song?Where is my happy ending?Where have all the cowboys gone?Where is my Marlboro Man?Where is his shiny gun?Where is... Continue Reading →
Get Over Yourself: AI Coding Assistants Arenโt Going Anywhere
Artificial Intelligence in software development sparks debates hotter than Star Wars fans arguing about which trilogy is best: Original, Prequels, or Sequels. (we all know itโs the Original). Tools like GitHub Copilot and Cursor promise to make coding easier and faster, but there are folks out there that strongly disagree. Why?! A little about my... Continue Reading →
A powerfully simple and impactful win with AI code assistants
While digging through a messy codebase, I stumbled upon an amazing little trick using AI agents in my IDE that instantly brought clarity. It was too cool not to shareโplus, now Iโll have a handy reference to myself later. AI Agents in your IDE: Cursor and GitHub Copilot I've tested this out using Cursor and... Continue Reading →
