Tag: productivity

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• The Speedup Trap: What AI Did to Engineering Expectations

  Published:Jun 1, 2026 |  at 04:00 PM

  AI made writing code faster. Organizations turned that into a mandate. The problem is that the speedup is the one part of the job that got easier — and it's the part nobody was struggling with.

• Choosing the Right Work for AI: Creativity vs. The Boring Stuff

  Published:Jan 8, 2026 |  at 03:30 PM

  AI shines at transforming structured inputs into structured outputs. It struggles to produce genuinely creative work. Knowing the difference is the key to getting real value from these tools.

• The AI Development Spiral: When Velocity Becomes Vertigo

  Published:Sep 17, 2025 |  at 05:00 PM

  The promise of AI-assisted development is speed and efficiency. But what happens when rapid iteration becomes an endless cycle of starting over? An honest look at the hidden costs of our AI-powered development workflows.