(Feb 20, 2026)
Let's look around, get aligned, decide what to do, then do it. Well, we do a little, but not much. Have I learned anything? PSA: Eat the rich!
(Jan 29, 2026)
I expressed these thoughts in a reply conversation responding to one of Kent Beck's recent substack articles, very lightly edited here.
(Jan 23, 2026)
I stole borrowed adapted reused code for FGNO. Let's review it. CW: Live, dead, LLMs are not your friend.
(Oct 15, 2025)
Some rambling thoughts on "AI" and LLMs. Things I think about.
(Sep 24, 2025)
At FGNO last night, a member told us of experience with an "AI" and showed us the code. I wax Jesuitical, I hope in the best possible way.
(Sep 5, 2025)
Could an LLM-human relationship be like pair programming? And if it were .. ?
(Sep 4, 2025)
I have some strong objections to the so-called 'AI' LLM systems that are all the latest thing. But with some regrets, I have tried whatever is built in to Google search.
(Mar 31, 2025)
We're going to do the marks yet again! Why do I do this? And: a digression on "AI", and a very nice refactoring sequence. Also: Resist fascism, and take care of one another!
(Aug 18, 2024)
Markus Gärtner interviewed Ron Jeffries, co-author of the Agile Manifesto and Coach of the first Extreme Programming team. Ron reflects back on the past 20-or-so-years of Agile Software Development and dares to look ahead on things to come.
(May 8, 2024)
I know it's a sin, but I've been trying a chatbot in conjunction with programming. Here's a brief report.