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From AI Prototype to Production: The Work the Demo Doesn’t Show
A compelling AI demo proves a possibility. Production software must also be secure, observable, affordable and dependable when reality arrives.
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Vetted Software: What It Means Now That AI Can Generate Code
AI has made code faster to produce, but dependable software still requires product judgement, verification and operational ownership.
What Two AI CTO Seats Teach You About Building Software Customers Actually Use
AMPD and CarBuddy AI sit at different points in the customer journey, but they keep teaching the same lesson: the hard part is not…
The Best Vibe Coding Tool for Non-Technical People
If you’re not a programmer but want to harness the power of AI to build software, create websites, or automate tasks, the landscape of…
Scaling from MVP in Lovable: The WordPress Lesson for Modern Startups
Lovable (formerly GPT Engineer) is brilliant for getting your startup from idea to MVP at lightning speed. You can ship a working product in…
Google’s Gemini CLI vs Anthropic’s Claude Code: A comprehensive analysis of command-line AI coding tools
Google’s June 2025 release of Gemini CLI marks a pivotal moment in the AI coding tools landscape, introducing an open-source command-line interface that directly…
Claude Code, DevOps & Munger’s Machine Tool: Why You’d Be a Fool Not to Use AI
Everyone seems to have an opinion about AI tools like Claude Code, Copilot Chat, and Gemini CLI. And a lot of that opinion boils…
🚧 Vibe Coding with Safety Nets: Professional Habits for AI-Assisted Devs
By Alan (DevOps Engineer & Automation Enthusiast) If you’re deep into vibe coding — letting tools like Claude, GPT-4, or Jules take the wheel…
Agentic Coding Meets DevOps: DevOps Best Practices
Agentic Coding Meets devops Why autonomous software agents are quietly rewriting the playbook for shipping, running and securing modern systems. 1. From code-completion to…
Fighting Back Against AI Slop: Guardian Article Summary & DevOps Perspective
Introduction & Disclosure As a DevOps engineer, I believe in using technology to amplify the good – to support learning, build reliable systems, and…
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