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Engineering Blog
On AI systems, agentic workflows, enterprise software, and the occasional existential crisis caused by a client asking for "just a simple website."
AI Code Review with Agents: Faster Reviews Without Lowering Standards
How to run AI code review with agents in real engineering teams: review scopes, scoring thresholds, guardrails, and handoff patterns that improve quality.
I Reviewed 1,000 Lines of AI-Generated Code. <em>Here's What I Found.</em>
A systematic audit of what LLM-generated code actually looks like in a production codebase — the patterns, the failure modes, and the one thing that surprised me.
Jira to PR Automation: How AI Agents Ship Faster Without Chaos
A clear Jira-to-PR automation guide using AI agents: ticket intake, branch strategy, code generation, tests, pull requests, and safe human review.
Measuring AI Agent ROI: Metrics That Actually Matter for Engineering
Learn how to measure AI agent ROI with engineering metrics that matter: lead time, review quality, rework rate, and delivery reliability.
My AI Intern Needs Coffee, Not More Permissions
A warm and mildly chaotic story about giving your AI agent just enough power to be useful, but not enough to email your CFO.
The Model Was Confident. <em>The Model Was Wrong. The Model Apologised Beautifully.</em>
On the peculiar problem of AI systems that fail with perfect grammar, excellent formatting, and zero shame.
Your AI Agent Isn't <em>Stupid</em> — You Just Built It Wrong.
The uncomfortable gap between AI demos and production reality, and what to actually do about it.
AI Agent Guardrails and Governance: The Operating Rules That Prevent Incidents
A practical AI agent governance guide covering guardrails, allowlists, risk tiers, kill switches, and audit trails for production engineering systems.
AI is Coming for Your Job — And I <em>Helped</em> Build It.
A completely unbiased reflection from a man who has spent 12 years making machines smarter than people.
Human-in-the-Loop AI Coding: Where Automation Should Stop
Human-in-the-loop AI coding guide for engineering leaders: what to automate, where human checkpoints belong, and how to reduce risk in agentic workflows.