AI & Engineering
How AI is changing the way we build software. What engineers and leaders need to know.
5 articles
Don't ask AI to build the house. Ask it to build the scaffolding.
The real value of AI in development isn't production code—it's support code: tooling, tests, and scaffolding that gets you to the hard part faster.
Using AI in the Software Development Lifecycle (Without Slowing Shipping)
Where AI helps in the SDLC—and where it doesn’t. How to adopt AI coding tools and automation without slowing down delivery.
The Paradox of AI-Acceleration: Why We Are Typing Faster but Shipping Slower
AI lets us generate more code—but cycle times aren't dropping. Why velocity without tests, review, and observability just adds mass and risk.
From Attention Economy to Thinking Economy: The AI Challenge
As AI automates more tasks, the challenge isn't just jobs—it's protecting and developing our capacity for deep thinking and creativity.
The AI Echo Chamber Is the New Agile Industrial Complex
I've seen this movie before. A useful tool gets swallowed by a content machine, and the people who should be paying attention tune out. It happened with Agile. It's happening with AI.