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Allies, Not Watchdogs
"I can get this free from ChatGPT" is the most common objection, and the most misaimed. The real question was never which tool you use — it's who signs off.
Aug 20, 2026
AI AgentsOpen Source Already Ran the Experiment
Curl, the Linux kernel, Oracle, and QEMU didn't debate whether AI is good or bad. They solved a narrower problem: who certifies what gets merged. Here's what they found.
Aug 20, 2026
AI AgentsDesigning Architecture for AI Agents, Not Just Around Them
Bolting an agent onto an existing system produced silent data corruption within a week. The fix wasn't a smarter prompt — it was redrawing the system's boundaries.
Jul 10, 2026
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Allies, Not Watchdogs
"I can get this free from ChatGPT" is the most common objection, and the most misaimed. The real question was never which tool you use — it's who signs off.
Aug 20, 2026
AI AgentsOpen Source Already Ran the Experiment
Curl, the Linux kernel, Oracle, and QEMU didn't debate whether AI is good or bad. They solved a narrower problem: who certifies what gets merged. Here's what they found.
Aug 20, 2026
AI AgentsDesigning Architecture for AI Agents, Not Just Around Them
Bolting an agent onto an existing system produced silent data corruption within a week. The fix wasn't a smarter prompt — it was redrawing the system's boundaries.
Jul 10, 2026
ArchitectureWhy We Standardized on Spec-Driven Design
A client's AI-generated backend worked in the demo and broke in production. Here's the standard we adopted afterward, and why it still holds under AI-assisted development.
Jun 15, 2026