When writing code becomes cheaper, what happens to the value of engineering? I grew up in Iran, where you learn to appreciate the value of a Persian carpet long before you learn much about economics. A handmade Persian carpet can cost tens of times more than one produced by the most advanced weaving machines. Sometimes, … Read more
An Engineering Checklist Before You Add Agents There is no universal checklist for becoming “AI-ready.” Even practices that feel almost unquestionable today are not universally right. Git dominates source control, but some organizations still have perfectly valid reasons to run SVN, Mercurial, or something more specialized. So don’t treat this as a certification checklist. Treat … Read more
The 𝗘𝗨 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗰𝘁 is no longer something to “prepare for someday.” Key provisions have already started applying, including the transparency rules from 2 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. And one point is especially important for 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗰𝘁. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 … Read more
For a while, when we talked about making developer tools “AI-native,” we mostly meant making them easier for an agent to call. Expose an API. Add an MCP server. Give the agent access to the repository. Let it run tests, execute commands, inspect logs, call external tools. All of that is useful. But it’s still … Read more
Skill Review Is the New Code Review We’ve normalized code review. Most teams won’t merge a PR without at least one pair of eyes on it. But here’s what many teams haven’t caught up to yet: today it’s not just code that shapes what ends up in production. It’s the skills, prompts, and instructions that … Read more
Introduction Over the past twenty years, I have worked in various companies, from fast-growing startups to enterprises. The lack of support-friendly software design and development practices remains a recurring challenge. Neglecting support considerations during the design phase often results in frustration across teams—support agents struggle with diagnostics, developers are pulled into frequent firefighting, and users face prolonged … Read more
Summary Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the sheer number of tools and systems developers have to juggle daily? Or maybe you’ve noticed that onboarding new team members takes longer than it should? These are common challenges that many software development teams face today. What if there was a way to simplify this chaos, streamline … Read more
In the realm of software engineering, the term “technical debt” has long been a go-to explanation for many of the challenges we face in maintaining and evolving systems. It evokes frustration, slowdowns, and the sense that something was done wrong in the past that now demands our attention. But while nearly every developer, designer, and … Read more
While many of us have been replacing Linux for our server apps, Windows Server 2025 emerges as a pivotal release in Microsoft’s server OS lineage, emphasizing three core areas: system quality, hybrid cloud integration, and security enhancements. This article delineates the principal technological innovations introduced in Windows Server 2025, underscoring its impact on performance, hybrid … Read more
Introduction: In our increasingly digital world, the carbon footprint of software has become a critical concern. Data centers, the backbone of our digital infrastructure, consume vast amounts of energy. In 2020, data centers accounted for approximately 1% of global electricity use, equivalent to about 200-250 TWh per year. To put this in perspective, if we … Read more