Writing about craft, fundamentals, and what it actually takes to do technical work well — in the age of AI and beyond.
The Nail Gun Doesn't Make You a Carpenter
There’s a conversation happening in every tech team right now. You can feel it in the room, even when no one says it out loud. Is AI coming for my job? I want to answer that honestly. Not with hype, not with doom. Just with what I actually see. The Carpenter and the Nail Gun A Paslode nail gun is extraordinary. What used to take a carpenter an hour with a hammer takes minutes. The precision is better. The fatigue is lower. The output is higher. ...