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Ithaka Gave You the Journey: AI-Assisted Development
A follow-up to 'The Dependencies I Never Upgraded,' tracing three years of AI-assisted development from a language-blind PHP experiment through the imagination floodgates of agent mode to the specification discipline behind DevSpark.

Building MuseumSpark - Why Context Matters More Than the Latest LLM
A deep dive into building MuseumSpark, showing how a modular, context-first architecture with smart caching reduced LLM costs by 67% while improving accuracy from 29% to 95%. Learn why gathering evidence before asking LLMs to judge beats trying to use them as researchers.

Measuring AI's Contribution to Code
Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the software development landscape by enhancing productivity, improving code quality, and fostering innovation. This article delves into the metrics and tools used to measure AI's impact on coding.
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