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Vibe Coding: How AI Is Changing the Way We Build Software
AI for Devs

Vibe Coding: How AI Is Changing the Way We Build Software

Vibe coding — building software by describing intent rather than writing every line — is shifting what it means to be a developer. Here's an honest look at what it is, where it works, and what it doesn't change.

The Engineer Who Can Talk: Why Communication Is the Real Differentiator
Career

The Engineer Who Can Talk: Why Communication Is the Real Differentiator

Technical skill gets you in the room. The ability to explain clearly, write well, and speak to non-engineers is what determines how far you go. Here's why communication is the career skill nobody explicitly teaches.

AWS MCP: Operating the Cloud with Natural Language
AWS / Cloud

AWS MCP: Operating the Cloud with Natural Language

The AWS MCP server lets AI agents interact directly with your AWS environment — describing what you want and having it executed. Here's how it works, why it matters, and what to watch out for.

Introduction to Claude Code: Anthropic's Terminal-Native AI Agent
AI for Devs

Introduction to Claude Code: Anthropic's Terminal-Native AI Agent

Claude Code is Anthropic's CLI-based AI coding agent — it lives in your terminal, reads your codebase, runs commands, and edits files. Here's how it works and why it's worth adding to your engineering workflow.

Anthropic Introduces Claude Opus 4.6: The Most Intelligent Claude Yet
AI for Devs

Anthropic Introduces Claude Opus 4.6: The Most Intelligent Claude Yet

Anthropic's newest flagship model raises the bar on complex reasoning, coding, and extended thinking. Here's what Claude Opus 4.6 brings to the table and why it matters for developers and engineers.

Why I Built This Site with Astro (And Why You Should Too)
Software Eng

Why I Built This Site with Astro (And Why You Should Too)

A cloud engineer's perspective on Astro — the static site framework that ships less JavaScript, builds faster, and handles content better than anything I've tried before.

Introduction to Kiro: AWS's Spec-Driven AI IDE
AI for Devs

Introduction to Kiro: AWS's Spec-Driven AI IDE

AWS has entered the AI IDE space with Kiro — a VS Code-based editor built around specification-driven development. Here's what makes it different from Copilot, Cursor, and the rest of the field.

Getting Started with AWS IAM: Least Privilege in Practice
AWS / Cloud

Getting Started with AWS IAM: Least Privilege in Practice

A practical guide to designing IAM policies that actually follow the principle of least privilege — without locking yourself out or drowning in permission errors.

Terraform Best Practices I Wish I Knew Earlier
DevOps / SRE

Terraform Best Practices I Wish I Knew Earlier

Hard-won lessons from 5 years of managing production infrastructure with Terraform — covering module design, state management, and the patterns that prevent 3am incidents.