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AI Doubts, Real People, and the Power of Honest Feedback

I’ve had a bit of an existential crisis lately, and you may have guessed it already: it’s because of AI. I was thinking, why even write blog posts if ChatGPT and co can instantly give you what you want, in beautiful language that I can on…

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This is what makes a good product

What makes a good product? In his published work “The Big Idea of Design” one of my favourite thinkers Alexander Manu writes that: a product is designed for its relationship with the experience in the context of the event for the purpose …

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I made a simple retro game with Claude AI! Watch how

I’ve seen the hype about Claude 3.5 Sonnet all over the internet, so I wanted to give it a spin for myself. After having watched videos like this one putting Claude to the test I was intrigued. It also didn’t take long until I found my us…

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Your team will love you with these LEGO retrospective prompts

I recently created a retrospective game ala Lego. Use this post as a guide if you wish to facilitate a retro session using that Lego game. The following prompts and ideas will allow you to ask leading questions that dig deeper into what went well for…

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Tech & Wellbeing: My Trade Secrets For A Defendable Dev Career

You have the passion, but aren’t sure how to be a successful developer? I have recently been invited to speak on a Tech Talk Podcast, where host Mike interviewed me on my software engineering passion: Dive into my journey of transitioning into …

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16+ dev blogs I’m following in the new year!

Over the past few days, I have been scouring the internet for software engineering blogs that will inspire me in 2024: Ones that don’t just do a good job teaching others in in the development realm, but are driven by women in tech and are creat…

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