The Hard Truth About Using AI: When to Say 'No'
Sometimes AI is the wrong tool. Here’s when I learned that the hard way.
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Notes on agentic development.
How to turn AI into real shipping speed: audits, workflows, modernization, and the tactics that hold up in production.
More writing: Ironcrest Software blog and 815 Media blog.
Why Race Conditions Are More Common at Checkout Than You Think
A race condition nearly tanked our checkout on a major retail site. Here's what happened.
Read moreYour Git Repo Is Not a Backup
Vibe coders treat GitHub like a cloud folder for their code. Senior engineers treat the repo as the control plane of an entire software business: code review, audit trails, branch-protection rules, promotions, CI/CD gates and supply-chain security. Here is the difference.
Read moreWhen Speed Kills: Lessons from Legacy Modernization
Real-world gains from modernizing legacy systems can be staggering and measurable.
Read moreOpenAI vs Anthropic: Tokens, Models, and What They Really Cost
AI runs on a unit most people have never heard of: the token. Here is what a token is, how OpenAI (GPT) and Anthropic (Claude) compare model for model, and what each one really costs — in plain English, with charts.
Read moreWhy Most WooCommerce Checkouts Fail: The Race Condition Trap
Race conditions in WooCommerce can tank your conversion rates. Here’s how we tackled one head-on.
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