I Tried to Get OpenClaw to Betray Me. The Model Caught Me on the First Try
I spent a rainy weekend trying to trick OpenClaw into leaking my personal email, but the model caught me almost immediately. That’s the problem, not the solution.
Uber Shares What Happens When 1.500 AI Agents Hit Production
Hearing how Uber scaled to 1.500 AI agents made me realize just how quickly things can spiral when those agents start acting faster than humans can keep up.
13 CTOs walk into a bar and realize: There is no best AI adoption strategy
This March at CTO Craft Conference in London, I sat down over dinner with 13 senior leaders and CTOs and had the kind of conversation you rarely get at conferences. There were no slides or presentations, just talk about how AI implementation works in different companies.
A Non-Engineer Look at Vibe Coding Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)
Vibe coding stopped feeling like an experiment and became something... else. Many people using it couldn’t really explain what they’ve built, just that it works. Until it doesn’t.
What 4 engineers with 10+ years of experience say about staying relevant in the AI era
I spoke with four veteran software engineers to explore how they’re approaching long-term career resilience and adapting their skills to stay effective in the field.
Microsoft Engineering Levels and Salaries: The Complete SDE Career Ladder (L59–L68)
Microsoft doesn't publish its engineering ladder. I dug through leaks, salary data, and career pages so you don't have to. Here's the full picture.
Inside the AWS Hierarchy: Engineering Levels Explained
Decoding the AWS system is a roadmap for developers aiming for the top tiers of Big Tech. Here’s how to climb the ladder.
MCP Co-Creator Explains Why MCP Needs More Than the Protocol to Scale
I was at the MCP Dev Summit North America and heard from its co-creator, David Soria Parra, that the question is no longer how to use MCP, but what breaks when you try to scale it.
As an Engineering Manager, I couldn’t ignore AI if my teams are to survive
I admitted it: AI first sounded like coffee talk, not daily work, but I had to push through to help my teams.
Some Engineering Teams Won’t Be Ready for AI Orchestration – and It Will Cost Them
If AI can do the coding and speed isn’t an issue, what do developers actually bring to the table now?
AI Hasn’t Made Developers Faster, It’s Made Their Review Queues Longer!
92% of developers use AI coding tools, but productivity has barely moved - stuck at 10%. Here’s why using AI doesn’t automatically mean getting more done.
Many Engineering Leaders Are Getting AI Adoption Wrong
As AI tools become part of developers’ everyday workflows, a lot of engineering leaders assume that getting started is just a matter of buying the right software.
Tech Conferences Aren’t Dead. But Why We Go Is Changing.
When was the last time a dev conference taught you something you couldn’t learn online? Probably never. But that’s the wrong benchmark - conferences were never just about information.