AI Coding Tools Are Not the End of Craft
AI coding tools change the economics of software work, but they make judgement, craft, testing and responsibility more important rather than less.
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Friday Coffee
Lighter personal writing on technology, work, memory, and change.
Friday Coffee is the lighter end of the site, but it still circles around technology, work, memory, and change.
These posts are more reflective than technical: a place to step back from architecture diagrams and think about how technology feels when you have lived through several generations of it.
The antenna, the inter-library loans and infinite patience
A Friday Coffee reflection on building a VHF antenna, old technical books, patient learning, and the pleasures of finding things out slowly.
At 61, AI Gave Me a Second Act
A personal reflection on how AI agents have made ambitious software work feel possible again after decades in technology.
How do you keep up with AI?
A personal reflection on keeping up with fast-moving AI tools without confusing constant novelty with durable understanding.
Friday night moan ….. Fashion driven IT
A Friday Coffee reflection on fashion-driven IT, technology hype, and the need for more scepticism in architecture decisions.