Claude separation anxiety
A small clinical case study of a new programming-related condition. Symptoms may include reviewing code like a museum visitor observing ancient artifacts.
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I don't review the code anymore. I review the thinking.
On a busy week, I ship around 10,000 lines of code changes a day. There is no way to review all that line by line — and that’s not what review should be anymore.
Autocomplete for your personality
Sam Altman said millions are wasted on people thanking LLMs. I keep doing it anyway. Here’s why - and what your brain does when you don’t.
Less than a year ago
A friend told me software wouldn’t need humans to write code. I laughed. Twelve months later, here’s the receipt.
To be a better vibe-coder, become a horrible boss
Want to fully exploit AI coding tools? Time to dust off your worst-boss instincts. A short field guide.
My AI productivity: 4,200 lines of code per day
Nearly 300,000 lines of code changed in my GitHub over 10 weeks. Most of it is throwaway. That’s exactly the point.
My favourite DuckDB extensions
Three categories of DuckDB extensions I keep reaching for: cloud storage, semi-structured files, and external SQL databases.
Stuck on a problem? Walk away.
The counter-intuitive way to solve hard problems isn’t to grind harder. It’s to leave them alone. Here’s the research backing it - the incubation effect.
To be an engineer, you need at least a BSc
Five myths I’ve wrestled with over 20 years in software - degrees, imposter syndrome, burnout, career breaks, and the days you hate coding. None of them are true.
My memory is basically that of a goldfish
On SQL syntax, fan-fiction ALTER TABLE statements, why I still need the SQL magician, and what AI actually liberated us from.