AI-assisted development
16 articles
Restoring 16 Broken Blog Images Using AI, the Wayback Machine, and a 93GB Photo Backup
How I used Claude Code, the Wayback Machine, and AI vision to restore 16 broken images from a decommissioned Smugmug photo hosting service across 10 blog posts.
Transferable Knowledge: The Fifth Pillar of Synthesis Coding
You understand your AI-generated code. Can your teammates? Transferable Knowledge is the fifth pillar of synthesis coding -- ensuring AI-assisted work is compre
"All tests pass" is a warning, not a clearance
Why a green test suite after a schema change should trigger suspicion, not confidence. A verification methodology that catches what tests structurally cannot —
Stop asking me: configuring Claude Code permissions for uninterrupted flow
A practitioner guide to eliminating Claude Code approval prompt fatigue. Why granular command patterns fail for compound commands, the Bash(*) plus deny list ap
Managing AI agent skills at scale: a three-repo architecture
A three-repo architecture for managing public, private, and team AI agent skills with provenance tracking, drift detection, and synthesis merge — the first stan
Synthesis Skills: install methodology directly into your AI workflow
22 open-source Agent Skills encoding synthesis coding and synthesis engineering methodology. One command installs code review, content quality, project manageme
Synthesis merging: what happens after the first PR
Synthesis merging goes beyond conflict resolution. It is the creative act of integrating contributions into a coherent whole, making the combined result better
When a code review runbook becomes an upgrade playbook
I built a code review runbook to find problems. Then I used it on codebases I owned, and the review categories became execution phases. A checklist for assessme
What reviewing real codebases taught me about code review
I published a 900-check code review runbook. Then I used it on real engagements. The checklist worked, but the real lessons were about the process — starting wi
When Someone Else Contributes to Your Synthesis-Coded Project
Standard merge workflows break down for synthesis-coded projects. The adopt-and-adapt pattern provides a disciplined integration methodology that respects contr
Code Review That Scales: An Open-Source Runbook for Agentic Engineering
Most code review checklists are either too shallow or too heavy. This open-source runbook tiers review depth by project complexity — and is designed for agentic
The Part of Your Job AI Can't Do (And Why It Matters More Now)
There's a lot of anxiety about AI making engineering skills obsolete. But the most valuable part of what you do was never the typing. The judgment, the architec
Iterative Context Building: The Fourth Pillar of Synthesis Coding
AI effectiveness compounds when context accumulates systematically. The fourth pillar of synthesis coding treats context like compound interest -- each session
Active System Understanding: The Third Pillar of Synthesis Coding
AI can generate code faster than you can read it. That is exactly why you must read it. The third pillar of synthesis coding is active system understanding.
Systematic Quality Standards: The Second Pillar of Synthesis Coding
AI-generated code should meet the same quality standards as human-written code. But the way you achieve those standards changes fundamentally when AI is your co
Human Architectural Authority: The First Pillar of Synthesis Coding
AI can write code faster than any human. But it cannot hold a consistent architectural vision across months of development. That is why the first pillar of synt