In the past couple of days, I came across two videos that help to understand and process what is happening with Software Developers. The first one is about the transition phase we are experiencing, and some projections for the future, that might help to decide how to prepare professionally and align our skills with […]
As a Software Developer, I, like most developers, am digesting the new reality brought by the AI wave. As a result, we tend to lose focus on what is in front of us and get consumed by fear. That is why I am openly writing about my approach to solving this issue, and to keep […]
I was thinking about the future in this new world, where AI automates huge segments of human jobs. As a software engineer, I write and update code through AI. I ask it to make a plan based on the input I have; I review it. I ask it to write the code. It does. It […]
I like how Sandra Matz expresses the idea of life with AI. “Statically Safe Sameness,” she says as she expresses the concept of safe exploitation, decision-making, and exploration. AI always chooses the safe options, flattening and removing creativity. Not that it is not capable, but because it lacks incentives. AI is rewarded for choices that […]
I have to admit This course I am watching and expanding on is clearly written for team leads and management, and I am watching it with a software developer’s mindset. I’ve been a team lead for years in other projects, but I am living this AI era change as a normal developer. Still, I find […]
I was watching a YouTube video by Kevin Powell titled “We’re all fed up.” Related Reddit Discussion is here. Starting at 3:54, he asks if we know why that could be, noting that while code output is no longer a blocker, software engineers are still slow to deliver value. Here is my answer There is […]
In the age of AI, I find it hard to know how to approach professional growth, stay relevant, and stand out in the job market. There is always a solution to every problem, and I might have just found some new advice that helps build on the solution. I already wrote a few blog posts […]
Since I posted the previous post about self-development, I was still thinking about what would be a good answer to follow. As I went about my day, I kept it in mind. When I did my research on Google, and of course, with Gemini, and I showed my LinkedIn profile, it suggested that I follow […]
I’ve been thinking lately about how I should develop myself to future-proof my knowledge as a software developer. In the past couple of years, the industry has changed so much that I struggle with the thought of self-development that makes sense in the long term. In the past, learning and knowing programming languages, frameworks, memorizing […]
As a Software Developer for my day job, I am using a lot of AI tools paid for by the company I am working for. But the issue is, it is only for the projects I am doing for them. I really like the capabilities of AI tools nowadays, but I do not want to risk the huge bills for myself that cloud agents can consume. That is why I decided I would try to set up on my desktop with an RTX 5090. This video card has 32GB of available VRAM, and the PC has 128GB of normal RAM. As I talked to Gemini in the Google browser, it tried to convince me that […]