Gears And Ghosts
There are now two kinds of software: gears and ghosts. The best systems will combine them both.
Posts
All posts, newest first.
Mar
6
Blog
Feb
27
Blog
When Do You Need A Professional Engineer?
Is it OK to let AI write code for you? It depends on three things: longevity, reach, and consequences.
Feb
20
Blog
The Great Deflation Is Great
In most fields, software is so crappy, it's practically a bad word. The great deflation in software costs is very good news.
Feb
9
Blog
Super Idea
The Super Bowl ad that captures the joy of discovering you really can build software now, even if you couldn't before.
Feb
4
Blog
The Decision Pyramid
Programming is a series of decisions. AI moves you up the decision pyramid by making all the choices you don't want or need to make.
Jan
29
Blog
Growth Mindset for AI
AI is uneven and changing rapidly. Are you guilty of having an AI fixed mindset?
Jan
27
Blog
Software Is The Best Thing You Can Do With AI
There are lots of things you can do with AI, and in my opinion, most of them are bad. The only slam dunk for AI is using it to make software.
Jan
25
Blog
Flying
This feels like the zeitgeist right about now ...
Jan
22
Blog
Work On A Copy
Building software is among the best things you can do with AI, because you can always work on a copy.
Jan
20
Blog
Anti-Slop
I am anti-slop, and I think using AI to make software you actually care about is anti-slop, too.