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The last mile of ROI: why AI works for the developer and vanishes at the company

It is not a bubble. AI's individual gain is real and measured, but it leaks on the way to the company's bottom line. With data from WRITER, MIT, Gartner, Goldman, Forrester and Google DORA, I show where the money disappears and what separates the 29% who capture value.

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mcp-graph v12 stops being folklore: it becomes an AISE method

mcp-graph v12 stops being folklore: it becomes an AISE method

AISE is the emerging discipline of 2026. I prove with the repo and the DORA Report 2025 that mcp-graph v12 is the runtime layer where Specification-Driven Development meets Context-Driven Engineering.

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The graph that doesn't think

The graph that doesn't think

Using Obsidian as AI context is a tell. It reveals you don't understand how context actually works. A no-diplomacy critique of the 'second brain'.

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Your Certifications Are Useless in the AI Era

Why chasing frameworks and certifications has become chasing the wind. A philosophical thesis on what truly matters for developers in the age of artificial intelligence.

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Prompt Engineering Beyond the Basics: Techniques I Use Daily

Advanced prompt engineering techniques that go far beyond 'be specific'. Chain-of-thought, few-shot patterns, structured output, system prompts, and context management strategies I rely on in production.

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RAG in Practice: Building Systems That Actually Work

A hands-on guide to building Retrieval-Augmented Generation systems that go beyond toy demos. Covering architecture, chunking strategies, embedding models, vector databases, and the real challenges nobody talks about.

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Autonomous AI agents: from copilot to developer

The transition from assistants that suggest code to agents that navigate, understand and modify entire projects. What changed, what works and what still doesn't.

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