Effective 90-Day Plans Are Overrated for Senior Engineers
Why a rigid 90-day plan can derail your success as a seasoned engineer.
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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 Legacy System Modernization Fails (And How to Fix It)
Modernizing legacy systems often goes wrong due to mismatched expectations and poor decisions.
Read moreWhen AI Isn't the Answer for Your Tech Stack
Sometimes, adding AI is the wrong move—here's how I learned the hard way.
Read moreBeyond the AI Template Look: A Field Guide to Distinctive Web & UI Design
Everything AI generates looks the same — the tech-bro gradient, neon-on-black, the identical centered hero. Here's the token-driven system I use to ship interfaces that don't: OKLCH color, a real type scale, an 8-point grid, and the discipline of restraint.
Read moreClaude Opus 4.8 in Plain English: Every Feature and Setting That Matters
Anthropic's most capable model is here — and its menu is full of words like effort, xhigh, Ultracode, and adaptive thinking. Every Claude Opus 4.8 feature and setting explained in plain English, with pictures, plus exactly how I set it.
Read moreAI Search and Conversational Experiences on a Drupal DXP
Drupal isn't just an enterprise CMS — it's one of the best backends you can put under AI-powered search and chat. Here's the architecture I use to layer Vertex AI, RAG, and React components onto a Drupal DXP without fighting the platform.
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