Agents in plain English for developers
A practical guide to what agents are, what they are not, and how to reason about them in terms of context, tools, host loops, and runtime constraints instead of hype.
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AI tools, workflows, impact, prompt engineering
Setting up a uv-first Python workflow for Claude Code and Codex
I kept noticing coding agents drifting into `pip install`, raw `python`, and hand-edited dependency files in Python projects. So I built a small repo with reusable `CLAUDE.md` and `AGENTS.md` guidelines that push both Claude and Codex toward a consistent `uv` workflow.
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The show must go on
The show must go on in the AI era. The responsibility - and the opportunity - for experienced software engineers to help grow the next generation is still here. Sharing knowledge and supporting early-career talent is something AI did not and could not change.
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Shifting from coding to building — What "coding is largely solved" could mean for engineers
Listening to Boris Cherny talk about “coding being largely solved” felt familiar — it describes a shift many of us are already living, even if we don’t always name it.
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Claude Code now has built-in Git worktree support
Anthropic just shipped native git worktree support in Claude Code CLI. Last week I wrote about a hub-and-spoke worktree setup for parallel AI agents --- now it's getting baked right into the tool.
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