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Building ownwords: A Synthesis Coding Case Study

What separates synthesis coding from vibe coding isn''t the tools — it''s the decisions. This technical case study walks through the architectural choices,...

· 13 min read

Why Synthesis Coding Still Writes Code in the Age of LLMs

The answer is not "just let the model do it" — and code matters more, not less, as AI gets dramatically better Last spring, my son Fitz and I had an aftern...

· 15 min read

Vibe Coding and Synthesis Coding: Two Complementary Approaches

Why the conversation isn''t about which approach is better — it''s about knowing when to use each This blog post is for software engineers, engineering lea...

· 9 min read

Polyrepo Synthesis: Synthesis Coding Across Multiple Repositories with Claude Code in Visual Studio Code

I wrote this blog post for software engineers, architects, and technical leads. It is code-heavy and implementation-focused. This weekend I was working acr...

· 16 min read

Seventeen years ago, I built a tool for the open Web. This weekend, I modernized it using Synthesis Coding with Claude Code AI

In 2008, I released a WordPress plugin called Blogroll Links. The plugin displayed lists of links on WordPress pages using a shortcode. But the idea behind...

· 9 min read

Synthesis Coding with Claude Code: Technical Implementation and Workflows

A hands-on guide to practicing synthesis coding (a.k.a. synthesis engineering) with concrete examples, real workflows, and lessons from production systems ...

· 20 min read

The Synthesis Engineering Framework: How Organizations Build Production Software with AI

From individual practice to organizational capability: a systematic approach to human-AI collaboration in professional software development This blog post ...

· 17 min read

Synthesis Engineering: The Professional Practice Emerging in AI-Assisted Development

Why the most effective engineering organizations are developing systematic approaches that go beyond vibe coding — and why this practice needs a name This ...

· 14 min read