Posts tagged AI-Assisted Development

2 posts on this topic.

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  Trying to Find My Identity in the Era of AI

  Engineering

  July 21, 2026

  6 min read

  I spent a whole career sharpening my craft, and then AI came along and made a big chunk of it stop mattering. This is my honest account of the identity crisis that followed, the token-budget hangover that grounded me, and trying to find my balance in an industry that moved on.

  • AI-Assisted Development
  • Software Craftsmanship
  • Career
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  AI Is Dulling My Engineering Instincts - My Counterplan

  Engineering

  July 5, 2026

  5 min read

  AI is very good at making sure you never hit a wall, which sounds like a win until you notice what you didn't learn on the way around it. I'm one of the engineers letting their judgement atrophy, and here's my plan to stay sharp.

  • AI-Assisted Development
  • Software Craftsmanship
  • Technical Debt