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The Lost Art of Reading Code in the Era of AI

AI code generation has shifted how we build software—we aren’t writing boilerplate anymore; we are orchestrating it. But this massive velocity jump means we’re reading code less. For junior developers, skipping the reading phase is a trap. Remember, cognitive overload is a real thing.

codeai+1
·Jul 10, 20265 min
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The Lost Art of Reading Code in the Era of AI

AI code generation has shifted how we build software—we aren’t writing boilerplate anymore; we are orchestrating it. But this massive velocity jump means we’re reading code less. For junior developers, skipping the reading phase is a trap. Remember, cognitive overload is a real thing.

codeai+1
·Jul 10, 20265 min
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The Shifting Value of Frontend Engineering

AI isn’t taking our jobs, but it is radically shifting where our value lies. Typing speed was never the bottleneck—knowing what to build is. While tools handle the boilerplate, the real craft of frontend in 2026 is rooted in architecture, human empathy, and making good technical decisions.

architecturefrontend+1
·May 21, 20263 min
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Why I ditched traditional CMS platforms for a custom-built stack

I rebuilt my blog to escape the limits of traditional CMS platforms. This post breaks down a high-performance stack using Astro SSR, Vercel, and Cloudflare, plus an automated pipeline that uses Supabase Edge Functions and Resend to blast newsletters the moment I hit publish.

vercelcms+2
·Apr 28, 20263 min
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Beyond the Code: What I Learned Contributing to Zed’s Open Source

Make the tools you need if the ones you have don't work. I care a lot about my development environment, and switching to the Zed editor was the perfect reason to stop waiting for features and start helping out.

open-sourcezed
·Apr 2, 20263 min
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The YAGNI principle, as explained by AI.

The YAGNI principle encourages programmers to only implement features necessary for the current iteration of a project. Focusing on the MVP can reduce complexity, technical debt, and make code easier to maintain and refactor.

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·Feb 23, 20233 min
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How To: Interview a developer, as a developer!

This article goes over a simple approach of interviewing a developer, as a developer.

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·Nov 10, 20225 min
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