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The Cost Of Intelligence Isn’t Going Up, Your Expectations Are

Models keep doing more with fewer tokens but our expectations have gone up — painting a messy picture about the true cost of intelligence.

Being A 1.5-10x Developer

Good code begets good results, so let's make a case for using coding agents to write better code, rather than just more code.

The Teaching Computer

Many people are using AI to solve their problems when they could be leveraging AI to become better versions of who they want to be.

The Claude Code Leak

What the accidental Claude Code source code leak tells us about the real value of code, product market fit, and why integration is what actually makes software great.

The bar for shipping quality work hasn‘t lowered just because AI can generate code in minutes — and if you‘re accepting AI output without reviewing it, you‘re part of the problem.

Small Steps For Agent-Friendly Codebases

Updating an open source library taught me a valuable lesson for making your codebase agent-friendly — small steps can have a big payoff.

The Hidden Cost Of Communication (A Case Against Big Companies)

Big companies are downsizing, not solely because of AI and corporate greed but because communication bottlenecks kill productivity and demoralize teams.

Automating Codex

You‘re one step away from turning Codex into a proactive assistant that tackles low-hanging fruit while you sleep.

Read The Code (Sometimes)

Should you read the code agentic systems write, or it all assembler in a world of AI-assisted coding?

Supporting Markdown Search For LLMs

Learn a simple but effective technique that makes your blog more easily searchable for LLMs.

Updating Your Website For Generative Engine Optimization

Learn how to optimize your website for generative search engines like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini to improve your search engine rankings.

AI Agents Are Starting To Eat SaaS (Really)

AI is making it cheaper and easier for anyone to build custom software solutions. The changes from this shift will be drastic, especially for SaaS companies.