Birthday presents

Why I'm no longer sure I want to see what's waiting downstairs

Apr 14 • Martin Davidson

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The Easter merge

Conway's Law meets AI agents

Apr 7 • Martin Davidson

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March 2026

No comments allowed

Why code comments are becoming a net negative

Mar 31 • Martin Davidson

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Coasting on reputation

The gap between what code review signals and what it delivers

Mar 24 • Martin Davidson

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Wallbits and mopheads

A tale of intelligence without judgment

Mar 17 • Martin Davidson

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What's in your garage?

The era of software restoration has arrived

Mar 10 • Martin Davidson

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The importance of being lazy

How doing less leads to better quality

Mar 3 • Martin Davidson

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February 2026

Cheerful mediocrity

The industry is obsessed with speed. It should be obsessed with quality

Feb 24 • Martin Davidson

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Spot the difference

Rebuilding Windows 3.1 with Claude and Codex

Feb 17 • Martin Davidson

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The Oracle of Doom

Why building the test is the new hard problem

Feb 10 • Martin Davidson

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Friday demos

Finding out what your AI team has really been building

Feb 3 • Martin Davidson

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January 2026

The name's Claude. Claude, Claude, Claude

When your job becomes managing the thing that manages the things

Jan 27 • Martin Davidson

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