Engineering, in the real world

I write about software development, remote culture, and the messy behind-the-scenes of building products. No corporate fluff, just firsthand experience.

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The Battle for AI Dominance: The Resurgence of OpenAI and a Stumbling Anthropic

OpenAI
Anthropic

The Battle for AI Dominance: The Resurgence of OpenAI and a Stumbling Anthropic

From February to April 2026, the clash between OpenAI and Anthropic showed a hard truth about AI leadership: it's all about computation, delivery, and operation, not about the name.

The end of all-you-can-eat buffet: Why AI is becoming a luxury

Business Models
AI Subscriptions

The end of all-you-can-eat buffet: Why AI is becoming a luxury

Why did Artificial Intelligence stop being unlimited? We analyze the high cost of inference, the new limits on subscriptions, and the future of AI.

How We Built an AI-Powered Vulnerability Fixer

Automation
AI

How We Built an AI-Powered Vulnerability Fixer

A look from the inside at how we automated the remediation of security vulnerabilities across 30+ repos using deterministic AI patches.

What Communicating at GitHub Actually Feels Like

Remote Work
GitHub

What Communicating at GitHub Actually Feels Like

After a few months working at GitHub, here is my firsthand take on the real-world communication habits that actually make the machine work.

February 14, 2026