Am I Automating Myself Out of a Job?
At some point while building WorkAnt, I caught myself asking a question I didn’t expect to feel so personal: am I automating myself out of a job? Not in the abstract “AI is coming for everyone” sense, but in a…
Engineering in Practice.
Notes on the decisions, tools, and tradeoffs behind building software, along with the occasional question worth thinking through.
AI Can Write the Code. But Who's Doing the Engineering?
I use AI to build software. A lot. I'm not going to pretend I sit there writing every line from scratch anymore, because I don't.
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2026
2025
Portfolio OS v1.0.0: Building a Self-Documenting Development Platform
After four months of steady development and 578 commits, I’m happy to share Portfolio OS v1.0.0 — a personal experiment that turned into a fully functional, self-documenting development platform. What started…
Software Engineering vs Vibe Coding with AI
Software engineering and vibe coding are not the same. Vibe coding uses AI to quickly generate code from natural language instructions, which is helpful for prototypes and fast experimentation. Software…
Are We in an AI Bubble or a Renaissance?
Every generation of technologists faces its moment of euphoria. For ours, it’s artificial intelligence.
Portfolio OS
Portfolio OS is a monorepo portfolio that doubles as a full development platform. It combines enterprise-grade automation with AI-assisted workflows to accelerate development while maintaining high code…
Tendril Multi-Tenant Chatbot: From Market Research to MVP Strategy
Small and medium businesses (SMBs) are increasingly frustrated with existing chatbot solutions that fail to meet their unique needs. Despite the growing demand for AI-powered customer support, current market…
How I Use GPT to Scope and Estimate Freelance Projects (Without Burning Hours)
Scoping freelance work used to be the part I dreaded most. Endless back-and-forth with vague client requests, a half-baked idea of what they wanted, and pressure to give a number — fast. And when I got it…
From Setback to Comeback: My Stroke Recovery Journey with AI
Three years ago, everything changed in an instant. While driving on the highway, I had a stroke. There was no warning or time to prepare, just a sudden and life-altering event that brought everything to a…
How We Built SynaplyAI
SynaplyAI started with a problem I faced myself. I was creating content for multiple platforms — blog posts, social media updates, technical articles — and it was exhausting to track everything across…
Vibe Coding
Imagine a world where coding is no longer about meticulously typing out syntax but rather expressing intent. A developer sits down, describes a feature in natural language, and AI translates it into clean,…
Advanced State Management in React: When to Use Context, Redux, or Zustand
State management in React can be a game-changer for your app’s performance and maintainability. But with so many options—useState, Context API, Redux, Zustand—how do you know which one to pick? Choosing the…
Advanced React Hooks: Custom Hooks and Performance Optimization
React Hooks revolutionized component-based development by enabling functional components to manage state and side effects. While built-in hooks like useState, useEffect, and useContext are powerful, custom…
Lifecycle Methods and Introduction to Hooks
In our previous tutorial on Event Handling & Conditional Rendering in React, we zeroed in on user interactions and seamlessly showed or hid bits of the UI. Now, let’s step back and look at React’s component…
The Evolution of Critical Thinking in the Era of Generative AI
As tech professionals, we’re constantly navigating a landscape shaped by rapid advancements. Generative AI, tools like ChatGPT, DALL-E, and Copilot, have quickly become indispensable in our workflows—boosting…
Managing Lists, Keys, and Forms in React
This article is part of the "Mastering React with Next.js: A Developer's Guide" series. In our previous article, "Event Handling & Conditional Rendering in React," we explored how to make your React…
Event Handling & Conditional Rendering in React
This article is part of the "Mastering React with Next.js: A Developer's Guide" series. In our previous article, "Understanding Components, Props, and State Management in React," we explored the foundational…
How GitHub Copilot’s ROBIN Takes Debugging to the Next Level
Debugging is often cited as one of the most time-consuming aspects of software development. Studies show that developers spend an estimated 35% of their time debugging code, which significantly impacts…
Understanding Components, Props, and State Management in React
This is the third installment in the Mastering React Fundamentals series. In the previous articles, we covered the basics of React and JSX. Now, we take a deeper dive into components, props, and…
Understanding JSX and Rendering in Next.js
This is the second installment in the Mastering React with Next.js: A Developer's Guide series. In the first article, we explored the basics of React and how to build your first component. Now, we’ll dive into…
Introduction to React: Building Your First Component with Next.js
In this inaugural article of the "Mastering React with Next.js: A Developer's Guide" series, we'll embark on a journey to understand the core concepts of React, a powerful JavaScript library for building user…
Unleashing the Power of useState and useEffect in Modern React
React has fundamentally reshaped the landscape of front-end development, establishing a framework where declarative design and component-based architecture come together with the precision of a finely tuned…
2024
The Power of Quiet Observation
In today’s noisy world, choosing presence over performance has become a rare skill. Everyone is rushing to express themselves, share their opinions, and command attention. Yet, the power of quiet…
Optimizing React Applications for Better Performance
/When it comes to modern web development, React is a go-to framework for creating interactive, efficient user interfaces. However, as projects grow in complexity, maintaining high performance becomes a…
Building a Scalable Website
When you’re building a website, it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of design and functionality. But scalability? That often gets pushed to the side as something to worry about later. The reality is,…
How to Use Social Media to Properly Market Yourself and What to Avoid
In today’s digital age, your online presence can either propel you forward or hold you back. Social media is a powerful tool for marketing yourself and building your brand, but it also requires careful…
WordPress vs. Contentful
When it comes to choosing the right Content Management System (CMS) for your project, developers are often faced with the decision between a traditional CMS like WordPress and a modern headless CMS like…
Modern Web Development Frameworks Comparison
Web development has significantly evolved over the past few years, introducing numerous frameworks that help developers create high-performing, scalable, and maintainable applications. From frontend solutions…