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Mar 24

The YAML of the Mind

What the science of cognitive psychology and education tells us about modelling executive function for agentic LLMs

The YAML of the Mind

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Aug 5, 2025

Vibe Engineering: A Field Manual for AI Coding in Teams

How to build reliable, scalable workflows for agent-assisted coding without risking your repo or business.

Vibe Engineering: A Field Manual for AI Coding in Teams

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Feb 1, 2022

Career Advice Nobody Gave Me: Never Ignore a Recruiter

They are frustrating, annoying, and one of the best career resources you can find

Career Advice Nobody Gave Me: Never Ignore a Recruiter

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May 20

The Top-of-Market (TOM) Job Search

Four years ago I doubled my pay. The strategy I’m using today to try again.

The Top-of-Market (TOM) Job Search

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Oct 22, 2025

Vibe Engineering: A Field Manual for AI Coding in Teams

How to build reliable, scalable workflows for agent-assisted coding without risking your repo or business.

a diverse team of humans and robots sit around a meeting table and appear to be collaborating

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Aug 19, 2025

Attention Is the New Big-O

A Systems Design Approach to Prompt Engineering

Attention Is the New Big-O

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Aug 6, 2025

Engineers Need More Than an API Key: The Problem with Your AI Transformation

Handing your developers a new AI tool without a framework for using it is like giving them a car without a steering wheel. Here’s why your…

Engineers Need More Than an API Key: The Problem with Your AI Transformation

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May 20, 2021

Professional Development is a Choice

What is that one one special trick that successful people do? Musings from a guy who after 20 years programming is probably a bit mediocre.

Professional Development is a Choice

Alex Chesser

Alex Chesser

Over the last 20 years a programmer, team lead and technical architect. I'm a father and podcast on topics in professional development and software engineering

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