The Redbeard — Writing

Executable checkpoints make agent workflows more reliable by keeping the definition of done outside the model.

Every agent framework implements retrospective memory.

I ran Sonnet 4.6 through five different coding CLIs, three times each, and traced every API call.

Agent memory only looks backward.

I pointed GLM-5, Kimi K2.5, MiniMax M2.5, and Sonnet 4.6 at the same task.

Claude used 23K tokens to fix a one-line bug.

Coding agents write the code, pick the next feature, and fix the bugs.

"Full stack" sets expectations nobody can meet.

Using docker:dind plus docker compose in GitLab CI makes full integration tests feel local and repeatable.

Ambition gets healthier when you focus on the work you want to do, not the title you want to carry.

The hard part of building software has never been the building, but understanding why, for whom, and what happens if you get it wrong.

When a client has been burned by a previous team, rebuilding trust starts with a predictable delivery rhythm.

Agile is fun.

Let's set up a development environment for a Python and Java service in Docker, featuring code watching, Gitlab CI, and other good stuff.

REST is a heavily oversimplified and massively misunderstood (but very widely used) concept for designing APIs.

Being able to program is one of the few skills that can make you be seen as less than what you are.

A satirical commentary on Java's date/time libraries.

Improving the efficiency of IoT systems development through better tooling.

The journey to improve software development by orders of magnitude.

My experiences after a few years of applying SCRUM for a software development process.

Scrum is great, but it has some disadvantages.

Don't let new and shiny tech lure you into finding a problem for it.

We're still developing!

How I've found a positive approach to management.

Speaking up, disagreeing with intellect instead of emotions, and don't be an ass.

Let's be lazy and deploy simple docker-based architectures directly through docker compose, using only free tooling.

What is LoRa, and how can you use it?

Smart things are stupid.