Tag: software-engineering
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GitHub Copilot: Small refactor Copilot did not quite nail, and why it mattered
A field-tested take on the small refactor Copilot did not quite nail, and why it mattered with GitHub Copilot: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Local LLMs with Ollama: First honest benchmark between local and cloud models
A field-tested take on the first honest benchmark between local and cloud models with Local LLMs with Ollama: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Agentic coding: Retrospective after our first week of full agentic coding
A field-tested take on the retrospective after our first week of full agentic coding with Agentic coding: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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MCP servers: Testing MCP servers with the same rigor as customer-facing APIs
A field-tested take on testing MCP servers with the same rigor as customer-facing APIs with MCP servers: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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AI coding workflows: When taking the keyboard back was the real productivity move
A field-tested take on when taking the keyboard back was the real productivity move with AI coding workflows: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Prompt engineering for code: Honest taxonomy of prompts, as discovered in practice
A field-tested take on the honest taxonomy of prompts, as discovered in practice with Prompt engineering for code: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Cline and Roo Code: Plan mode budget that caught a runaway loop early
A field-tested take on a plan mode budget that caught a runaway loop early with Cline and Roo Code: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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JetBrains AI Assistant: First safe refactor that felt genuinely new
A field-tested take on the first safe refactor that felt genuinely new with JetBrains AI Assistant: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Windsurf: Onboarding a new hire with Windsurf already installed
A field-tested take on onboarding a new hire with Windsurf already installed with Windsurf: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Cursor: First code review after a heavy Cursor day
A field-tested take on the first code review after a heavy Cursor day with Cursor: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Google Gemini: First attempt at Vertex evaluations for code tasks
A field-tested take on a first attempt at Vertex evaluations for code tasks with Google Gemini: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.