The AI Engineer
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The two skills that actually matter when AI writes the code
Hey friend 👋,
Most AI coding advice you find online focuses on tools.
Which model should you use? How should you configure Claude Code? Which agent harness is best? How many plugins and MCP servers do you need?
Those things can help, bu...
Build your own coding agent
Here’s an idea that will upset a lot of people. It doesn’t really matter what coding agent you use - they’re all basically the same.
And they’re easier to build than you might think.
I routinely switch between different agents, but don’...
Why I stopped using Hermes and OpenClaw (and what I built instead).
I love the idea of an AI Chief of Staff. An agent that works for you 24/7, helps you stay organised, stay focused, and on track to hit your goals.
There are some brilliant open source projects that promise exactly this. OpenClaw and Hermes...
How to manage multiple coding agents without the chaos
If you’re writing code with AI agents (and I assume you are if you’re reading this) - one of the biggest headaches is staying organised when working across multiple projects and tasks and possibly even multiple agents.
Personally I use th...
We are all AI agent managers now
One of the hardest transitions in my career was moving from IC to manager.
Like a lot of developers, I got promoted because I was good at getting work done. I had good technical judgment. I cared about the team. I would figure out what wor...
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