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AI Agents Need Approval Boundaries, Not Just Better Prompts
How to design useful AI-agent workflows around tools, permissions, validation, human approval and operational feedback.
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How to Scope an MVP Before Development
A practical framework for reducing a product idea to a useful first release, exposing risk and creating a roadmap before development begins.
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Modernise or Rewrite? Start With Evidence
A practical way to assess a difficult software product and decide what to stabilise, modernise or replace without defaulting to a rewrite.
Getting the Monitor Working on Asahi Fedora Linux
A concise guide to enabling DP Alt Mode and booting a custom kernel on Asahi Fedora to drive an external monitor.
WatirCukeFM: A Test Dashboard Built 16 Years Ago
How a Ruby on Rails test dashboard in 2009 turned non-technical QA into our deployment gate at Qype, before modern CI platforms existed.
2022 — Hamburg Marathon Rookie Run
My first ever marathon in Hamburg, 2022. Story, struggle and finish. Originally published on Medium.
Ruby on Rails 7 with Ajax (axios)
Rails 7, AJAX with axios and stimulus. Fixing FormData issues.
HotReload with Ruby On Rails 7
How to enable hot-reload in Ruby on Rails 7 using hotwire-livereload and Redis.
7 Days Fasting on Water
A personal journal and reflections on a 7-day water-only fast.
Rails 7 with Bootstrap CSS
Step-by-step guide to creating a new Rails 7 app with Bootstrap CSS and JS, including custom styling and Vim workflow integration.
Ruby on Rails and Vim
A comprehensive guide to using Vim for Ruby on Rails development, featuring essential plugins and workflows for increased productivity. Originally published on Medium.
Web Browser Automation with Ruby and Watir
A practical guide to automating web browser interactions using Ruby and Watir library to save time and eliminate repetitive tasks. Originally published on Medium.
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