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  • More Experiences of Vibe Coding

    Further experience with Claude has strengthened my view that code quality matters more, not less, in the age of vibe coding. Left unguided, it amplifies duplication and weak abstractions; tightly constrained, it can be impressively precise. Generative AI is an amplifier. It accelerates coherence, and it accelerates mess.
  • Why Are Experiences Of Vibe Coding So Polarised?

    A controlled experiment reveals why developers report vastly different experiences with AI coding tools - and what it takes to achieve reliable, high-quality results.
  • Addendum: Open Source Contributions in Hiring

    Why open source contributions can reveal valuable insights about candidates - not as a requirement, but as a window into passion, problem-solving, and communication skills.
  • In Defence Of Coding Tests

    Why live coding tests remain valuable in hiring, and how to make them fair and effective for both candidates and employers.
  • Introducing Filby: An Open Source Library for Managing Shared Reference Data

    An open-source library that simplifies managing versioned reference data across distributed systems with consistency, reliability, and flexibility.