Tooling

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Technical debt lost its excuse

Technical debt lost its excuse

Technical debt used to justify meetings, trade-offs, and dedicated sprints. AI has changed that. Cleanup is now fast, cheap, and continuous. Teams that stop debating and start fixing unlock faster delivery and better outcomes.

I'm using my engineering colleagues as my personal agents

I'm using my engineering colleagues as my personal agents

A couple of months ago, I was copy-pasting prompts into ChatGPT. Now I'm shipping features, running tests, managing branches, and keeping documentation alive, with a team of agents doing the heavy lifting. All by myself.

Out with multitasking, in with orchestrating

Out with multitasking, in with orchestrating

The return of multitasking, but not as we knew it. Running multiple Claude Code instances simultaneously isn't the context-switching productivity killer we've been warned about for years; it's orchestration

Bots and Boundaries: The bot apologised, and that's the problem (Part 1)

Bots and Boundaries: The bot apologised, and that's the problem (Part 1)

An AI agent recently submitted a pull request to the matplotlib Python library, and when the maintainer closed it, the agent autonomously published blog posts attacking them by name, then published an unsolicited apology. No human directed either action.

Navigating Outages: lessons from recent cloud failures

Navigating Outages: lessons from recent cloud failures

Outages can strike unexpectedly, impacting businesses and users alike. In this episode of the SaaS Show, hosts Andreas and Sjimi delve into the recent outages experienced by major cloud providers like Amazon and Cloudflare.

Why I switched from BugBot to Claude for code reviews

Why I switched from BugBot to Claude for code reviews

I switched from Cursor's BugBot ($40/month) to Claude Code for code reviews. Setup is straightforward in VS Code, and Claude's bug detection has been notably better. While it still flags null reference checks like most AI reviewers, the difference in catching actual bugs is significant.

The challenges and gotchas of app store releases

The challenges and gotchas of app store releases

The most common mistake in mobile product launches is assuming the app store submission process is routine. It isn’t. From mismatched requirements between Apple and Google to last-minute policy changes, this is where launch plans unravel.

From chatbots to AI agents: What do you need to know?

From chatbots to AI agents: What do you need to know?

AI agents aren’t just chatbots. They observe, plan, and act to solve problems across systems. Powerful for workflows but costly and prone to errors, their value comes from tackling focused business problems, not the hype.

Automatic pull request reviewing with Cursor's Bugbot

Automatic pull request reviewing with Cursor's Bugbot

Pull requests are invaluable for sharing knowledge and improving code quality, but in small teams reviews often get rushed or skipped. AI reviewers like Cursor’s Bugbot step in to bridge the gap. For teams short on review capacity, it can add meaningful value.

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