Last I wrote about the math behind those “5 years of LLM experience required” job postings. If you missed it — the short version: a 2024 job posting requiring 5 […]
Your AI Has Amnesia (And Here’s Why)
It’s one of the most frustrating things about working with AI tools — and nobody warns you about it upfront. You start a conversation with a clear set of requirements. […]
The Hiring Market Broke Generalists
Monday night I was at a StartupSac meetup — good group, mostly engineers these days, about three-quarters of the room are developers with the rest entrepreneurs. Exactly the kind of […]
5 Years of LLM Experience Required 🙄
Last weekend I hit job application #2,000. Two thousand. Over roughly two and a half years of job hunting. And before you do the math — yes, I’ve read a […]
AI Triage: What Goes Where
I didn’t set out to build a four-tool AI workflow. It kind of… assembled itself through trial and error. Mostly error. After a few weeks of testing all four platforms […]
What the Heck is Agentic?
It’s everywhere. Job postings. Tech articles. LinkedIn thought leaders are doing their thing. Every other sentence has “agentic AI” in it, like everyone already knows what it means, and you’re […]
Meet the AIs: A Field Test Nobody Asked For
A few weeks ago I was told to “learn and use Anthropic.” I stared at that for a second. What is Anthropic? And what is Claude? Crap. Another AI tool. […]
When “Just One More Option” Stops Working
This app started simple. A few dropdowns.A few options.Nothing worth overthinking. Then came the classic pattern: “I’ll just add one more.” And to be fair—it was easy.Just hardcode another option […]
The Actual Weather
Ever wonder what the actual weather is? I don’t mean the vague, hand-wavy forecast you get from “The Weather Channel,” AccuWeather, WeatherBug, or whichever app currently owns your home screen. […]
Learning TypeScript
Recently, I saw an article that TypeScript is now #1 on GitHub! That is what I used for writing the Mensa Member Connection app. Last week, I had another technical […]