How to Lead in a Room Full of Experts Leading technical experts requires abandoning traditional command-and-control approaches. You succeed by becoming a translator, facilitator, and decision-maker who earns respect …
Getting AI to Work in Complex Codebases Large language models promise to revolutionize software development, but most developers struggle to apply them effectively to real production codebases. The challenge isn’t …
Sampling and Structured Outputs in LLMs Large language models generate text token by token, but production applications need structured data. Modern constraint systems solve this by masking invalid tokens during …
Scaling AI Application Development at BlackRock: Building Custom Knowledge Apps for Investment Operations BlackRock’s engineering team compressed AI application development from 8 months to days by building a …
Engineering AI Systems That Endure: Beyond the Bitter Lesson Building reliable AI systems while navigating weekly model releases and evolving techniques requires rethinking how we apply engineering principles to …
Engineering Effective AI Evaluations: Lessons from Production LLM Deployments Building robust AI applications requires more than good prompts—it demands systematic evaluation frameworks that enable rapid iteration and …
Constraint Solvers: The Overlooked Solution to Complex Programming Problems Many challenging algorithmic problems that stump developers in interviews and real-world scenarios become surprisingly manageable when …
Disciplined AI Software Development: A Structured Methodology for AI-Human Collaboration AI-assisted development often produces bloated code, architectural inconsistencies, and context drift across sessions. The …
Building Supabase-like OAuth Authentication For MCP Servers MCP servers need OAuth2 authentication to work securely in production environments. The Model Context Protocol specification requires OAuth2 with Dynamic Client …
Augmented Coding: Beyond the Vibes Kent Beck distinguishes between casual AI assistance and disciplined augmented coding through his ambitious B+ Tree implementation project. The difference transforms how developers …
