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Hosting shared document services - WOPI
Ever wanted to build your own Google Docs-style document service? This post introduces WOPI, the open protocol that lets web applications embed Office document editing directly in the browser, while keeping your app in control of storage and permissions.
The disconnect between management and engineering
A mobile app, past its usefulness, was days from being phased out. One email reversed the decision. No discussion. No input from engineering. This is what happens when decision-making drifts too far from the work.
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Bots and Boundaries: Two problems, one policy (Part 3)
In part three, we look at both sides of the AI contribution debate. A working patch, real demand, never submitted, rejected because AI was involved. But maintainers are unpaid volunteers, and AI halved the cost of contributing without touching the cost of review. Both sides have a point.
The artificial Turk and our role as software experts
We smile at the 18th-century crowd for being swept up by a box with a man inside, yet today it's easy to hand ChatGPT a vague idea and treat the PRD it returns as gospel. Generative AI is genuinely powerful. We get the best from it when we bring both enthusiasm and a critical eye.
From opt in to default
Developers don't skip standards because they're careless, they skip them because there are fifteen things to remember and the code was the hard part. The real question isn't which tasks your LLM handles well. It's what's still slipping through ungated.
Hire for divers
The AI wave is here, and the industry is already splitting into two: those adapting fast and those falling behind. The gap is widening quickly.
Three Claudes walk into a codebase
The machines aren't replacing developers, they're promoting them. You're no longer just writing code; you're managing agents, reviewing output, and setting standards. Three Claudes walk into a codebase, and suddenly you're a manager.
Running multiple Claude accounts without logging out
Managing multiple Claude Code accounts across machines gets messy fast. Jean-Claude keeps the useful parts in sync, separates account-specific config, and makes switching between personal, team, and client setups far less painful.