Cards Against Developers

I had an idea: Could I prompt a various LLMs models to complete the full SDLC?

Maestro Revisited

A few years ago, I conducted Project Maestro where I used LLMs to theoretically design software. The technology has accelerated since, and software developers regularly use tools like Claude for coding, debugging and automated testing. It was time to revisit the idea.

Shallow assumptions about complex topics are the bane of AI summary tools

Skimming articles and using quick AI-generated summaries is killing my ability, and yours, to understand complex topics. While the shortcut offers headline-level comprehension, it often miss vital details from primary sources. Instead of depending on summaries or (shudder) listicles and quick-hit videos, I’ve learned to prioritize original source material whenever possible.

Sick of social media, and stuck with it

The year is 2025 and the state of human interaction is at a crossroads. We’ve been here before. The social Internet reinvents itself every decade and five years after a pandemic things have coalesced.

For the better the Internet continues to be a place of discovery, entertainment and shared zeitgeist. At it’s worst it is a terrible conveyer of current events, of share in-depth analysis and a creator of civil public discourse. Personal posturing and AI generated content may have irrevocably broken things.