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When AI Helps and When It Hurts: A Critical Look at Anthropic's Skill Formation Study
Anthropic's recent study found AI users scored slightly lower on a coding quiz. Here's what the research actually shows, where the methodology falls short, and how to use AI without sacrificing learning.
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February 2, 2026OpenClaw: An Engineer's Field Guide
OpenClaw is an open-source autonomous agent framework that crossed a psychological and technical line. It does not just recommend actions, it takes them.
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January 31, 2026The Art of Asking (AI)
Why the most powerful feature of your AI coding agent isn't writing code: it's reading it. A guide for senior engineers on using 'Ask' mode to navigate complexity.
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January 27, 2026The Claude Quota Balancing Act
With the full release of the Claude 4.5 model family, the game has changed for Claude Code users. Here is how to balance Opus, Sonnet, and Haiku to maximize your 5-hour quota for peak productivity.
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December 5, 2025The MCP Folly: Why More Context Isn't Always Better
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is the latest trend in AI engineering, but overusing it is a fast track to context pollution and agent inefficiency.
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November 24, 2025Getting Started with Plan Mode
A practical guide to using AI planning modes effectively. Stop treating your agent like a magic wand and start treating it like a junior engineer.
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November 5, 2025The MFA Trinity: Something You Know, Are, and Have
A deep dive into why passwords aren't enough and how the holy trinity of authentication protects your digital identity.
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October 27, 2025Claude Code: Three Months In
A quick reflection on how Anthropic's terminal agent has changed my day-to-day life as an engineer.
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September 10, 2025The Last Unlimited AI Deal: How to Hack Cursor’s New Pricing
Cursor is ending its truly unlimited 'Auto' model usage on September 15, 2025. Here is how to lock in 365 days of infinite tokens before the window closes.
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September 5, 2025Claude Code: The Terminal is Living
Anthropic's Claude Code CLI is shifting the development paradigm from manual editing to high-level orchestration. Here is why it is the most impressive tool in my stack.
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June 2, 2025The Cursor Revolution: Why You Need an AI-Native Editor
Cursor is the biggest leap in developer productivity since the invention of the IDE. Here is how to get started and why it changes everything for senior engineers.
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November 17, 2024The Best AI Model is the One You Use
Why the search for the 'best' model is a distraction, and how to focus on the tools that actually solve your problems today.
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February 13, 2024