SIG·47 2026.10.27 A lurker pass for the Fall cohort I’m getting the page together for the Fall Cohort (which starts tomorrow, October 27) which is going to track our goals, progress, dreams, and more and I’m wishing I had 2 min ↗
SIG·46 2026.10.22 My Grok bot had me panicking for 15 minutes I spent the last two weeks trying to pry myself away from meddling in my business, instead of working on my business. This is one of the things that Michael 7 min ↗
SIG·45 2026.10.12 The rise of the programmer-producer We, as senior developers, have a banger of an opportunity with the rise of AI programming. We can build absolutely brilliant works of art! 7 min ↗
SIG·44 AI 2026.09.28 Why I stopped writing exacting prompts This industry is churning and thrashing, same as it ever was. There's real opportunity here, however, you just have to change your thinking. 6 min ↗
SIG·43 2026.09.23 Stop saying no, just build it I went to Costco twice yesterday, three times total in the last two days. I help my friend run big supply runs and deliveries for cargo ships here in Honolulu 1 min ↗
SIG·42 2026.09.15 The Key Is Leverage Using AI in the programming world is great for speed and efficiency, but there’s so much more that’s possible if you just let go a little. 9 min ↗
SIG·41 2026.08.21 Inheriting a massive codebase, knowing what's there I just pushed 7 more lessons to The Massive Codebase, which is the latest course I’m working on. I have a plan, but I’m literally “doing it live”, which means 1 min ↗
SIG·40 2026.08.18 Opus 5 is changing the possibilities here The shift to AI programming presents a number of problems that we need to figure out as senior developers: crap code, vibed nonsense, and skill erosion - to name a 4 min ↗
SIG·39 2026.08.07 Transform Books into Power Tools This is such a strange time to be alive. I'm writing this email to you while Claude is rebuilding the dashboard page on my site so its interconnected with my 3 min ↗
SIG·38 2026.07.22 Throwing Claude at a 22 year old project One of the fun things about running an AI community is that I get to read the fun stories that members share with me. One story that stuck with me 3 min ↗