Let's make some software

I'm going to write a bunch of stuff here about how to make high quality software, quickly, with other people.

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Context Management: Why your AI Keeps Forgetting What You Said

21 Feb, 2026

One major reason why the agent is forgetting things and under-performing: low context. Let's talk about why and how to solve that.

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Agentically Ambitious

09 Feb, 2026

Many people are working at too low a level with AI agents. Let's talk about how to get better productivity out of the agent by working at a higher level.

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Vibe Reviewing

26 Jan, 2026

Let's examine: Can we build software without reading the code at all?

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The Reliable Org

14 Oct, 2024

The What and How of making your organization reliable

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Breaking It Down, Part IV

23 May, 2022

Here's the last piece of the puzzle: What does a good work breakdown look like as a whole?

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Breaking It Down, Part III

19 May, 2022

Thin Vertical slices are generally the best practice for work breakdowns, but they're still not as common as they should be, so I'll try to describe them more here.

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