Writing
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Early-career engineers, write your own code before AI does
I built native iOS and Android apps with AI and reviewed every line. I still didn't learn the platforms, and that gap should worry anyone early in their career.
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Why rubber-ducking is the AI use case I trust most
The AI I get the most from never writes my code. It is a rubber duck that questions my thinking until the gaps show, worth more than any answer it could give.
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Most rewrites serve the engineer, not the business
The urge to rewrite working code that already works usually serves the engineer, not the business. A test for when a rewrite is worth it, and what AI does and doesn't change.
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Why I prompt AI to write at a 7th-grade level
ELA7 is the US 7th-grade language standard. Pinning AI to it makes docs and backlog tickets concise, scannable, and easy for the whole team to read.