Joel-on-Software style rants and reflections on running a disciplined software practice in 2025.
AI makes tiny personal software practical again: build one-off apps in a morning to solve your own real-world itch.
AI turns user stories into working drafts fast; the bottleneck shifts from specification throughput to taste and judgment.
Run a daily app-analysis cron that proposes one scoped feature, then reply yes/edit and auto-ship to a GitHub test deploy.
A lunchtime Shortcut + OpenClaw webhook loop that turns reminders into quick wins without building a full app.
Why live prototyping with stakeholders beats story-heavy "fake agile" workflows that behave like waterfall.
A practical pattern: daily prompt cron + quick reply + automated commit/push + CI/CD auto-deploy.
A quick note on how letting AI draft code while you review the output gives you the best of both worlds.
Quick view of today's date and how far through the month we are.
Short, practical rants written between consulting calls—opinionated takes on AI tooling, software delivery, and developer ergonomics.