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Taming the Slop: How I Ship Multi-Month Features in a Week with Agent Loops
Tired of AI generating unmaintainable code slop? Discover how orchestrating 8 to 12 concurrent Claude and Codex loops with spec-driven development allowed me to ship a multi-month feature in just one week.
Chasing the Perfect Project: How I Escaped Scope Creep and Rebuilt The Foundry
Trying to build the 'perfect' open-source project to gain stars and build a community can easily become a scope-creep trap. Here is how testing my CLI tool in a constrained work environment forced me to strip away the bloat and build something genuinely useful.
Breaking the Bench: Ethical Dilemmas and Vulnerabilities in AI-as-a-Judge Systems
When my workplace announced an AI-judged hackathon, I discovered several critical vulnerabilities that could guarantee a win. Read about the ethical dilemma I faced and why I chose disclosure over a guaranteed spot on the leaderboard.
Screaming Into the Void: How to Actually Get Noticed in Tech
Tired of your technical suggestions being ignored only to see them become major issues later? Whether it is workplace frustration or a side project that won't gain traction, here is how to break the cycle of being the 'invisible engineer'.
