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Google Workspace CLI: Google Built a Terminal for AI Agents
Google quietly released a CLI that gives your terminal — and your AI agent — direct access to Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, and more. Here is why that matters.
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March 12, 2026A Brief Overview of This Week in AI
A quick look at a few things that happened in the AI space this week, including DoD negotiations, new free tiers, Cursor updates, and GPT 5.4.
AIEngineeringAnthropicOpenAICursor
March 5, 2026How to Build a Scalable AI App Without Lovable or Other AI App Builders
A pragmatic 2026 stack for shipping real products with native iOS and Android code, Vercel backend, Clerk auth, Supabase data, and direct model APIs.
AIArchitectureEngineeringMobile DevelopmentSwiftKotlinVercelClerkSupabase
March 3, 2026Why Clerk is the Default Choice for Auth and Subscriptions
With a massive free tier upgrade to 50k MAU and new AI agent skills, Clerk has solved the biggest pain points of integrating application authentication.
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February 26, 2026Why Vercel Is My Default for Hobby Projects and Fast App Delivery
Vercel plus AI coding agents and GitHub previews is the fastest way I know to ship apps, even if direct AWS could be cheaper at scale.
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February 24, 2026The Case for Minimal Context Files: Why AGENTS.md Might Be Hurting Your AI
A recent study confirms what I've suspected: giving your AI coding agent too many instructions in repository-level context files actually reduces task success.
AIEngineeringLLMContext
February 17, 2026Same Model, Different Results
Why Claude Sonnet feels completely different in Cursor, Claude Code, and Antigravity. The toolchain is the product.
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February 10, 2026Two Models, Thirty-Five Minutes
Anthropic and OpenAI released their flagship models within minutes of each other. Here's what matters for the engineers actually using them.
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February 5, 2026Ads Are Coming to AI
Anthropic's Super Bowl ad mocks ChatGPT for adding ads. But the real question is whether ads can actually fix AI's economics. A look at the numbers.
AIEngineeringLLM
February 4, 2026When 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.
AIEngineeringProductivityCareerArchitecture
January 27, 2026How to Use Vercel, Supabase, and Clerk Together Without Overlap
A practical breakdown of how Vercel, Supabase, and Clerk each own distinct responsibilities, integrate cleanly, and create better user-first product experiences.
ArchitectureEngineeringVercelSupabaseClerkUser Experience
January 23, 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.
AIEngineeringLLMContextMCP
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.
AIEngineeringProductivityPlanning
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.
AICursorCodingEngineering
September 5, 2025Introducing 2 Sents: TL;DR for the Water Cooler
A new feature for technical posts giving you the 2 sentences you need to sound like you read the whole thing.
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August 29, 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