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Articles tagged artificial-intelligence

Superpowers have changed how I write software (mostly)

Software developers who think critically write better code. Here's how I've incorporated an excellent set of Claude Code skills to bake critical thinking into my agentic workflow. (February 19, 2026)

My go-to prompt for legacy code exploration

Old software systems can be scary. Learn their quirks and conventions with some agentic assistance. (November 09, 2025)

Notes on pair programming with Aider when Python isn't readily available

Here's how I'm using Aider as an AI pair programming buddy in dev containers, without dealing with Python (January 07, 2025)

Notes from migrating from Minitest to RSpec, with help from GitHub Copilot

Artificial intelligence hasn't replaced us yet, but how does it handle the boring parts of our jobs? (March 13, 2024)

Test-driven development in the age of artificial intelligence

How ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, and TDD made me a professional Go programmer in less than an hour. Kind of. (June 26, 2023)

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