Tag Archives: software development

Working Better Under Pressure

Posted on April 17, 2026 by way0utwest

One of my colleagues wrote a great post about DBAs and developers, about how a DBA’s pushback on bad code isn’t to be difficult, it’s because they can see the future. I never thought of myself as a modern-day Nostradamus, … Continue reading →

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Who is Irresponsible?

Posted on April 15, 2026 by way0utwest

There was a post on X recently from a founder in the EU about an engineer using Claude and ChatGPT to build a feature. I am not sure how true these posts are or if they are designed to just … Continue reading →

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Barely Reviewed Code

Posted on April 8, 2026 by way0utwest

Years ago I was giving a talk on software development and asked the audience how long it takes to review a PR that has 10 lines changed. Answers were in the minutes to tens of minutes range. I then asked … Continue reading →

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Prompt Requests

Posted on March 30, 2026 by way0utwest

One of the challenges of AI-assisted coding agents is that they tend to produce A LOT of code. Even in refactoring or migration changes, the AIs can work quickly and generate such a volume of code that the process starts … Continue reading →

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