The Engineering Notebook — page 28 of 38
Notes on building with AI, agents & the modern stack.
Deep dives on AI/ML, RAG systems, agent engineering, and senior-engineer architecture decisions.
Technology Tech Job Market in 2026: The Great Bifurcation Is Here and Most Engineers Aren't Ready
The tech job market isn't crashing — it's splitting in two. One side pays $500K+, the other is stagnating. Here's how to end up on the right side of the divide.
Technology Pragmata on PS5 Pro: A Developer's Technical Breakdown of the First True Next-Gen Showcase [2026]
Capcom's indefinitely delayed Pragmata could be the first game to truly exploit PS5 Pro hardware. Here's what the specs mean for ray tracing, PSSR, and 4K/60fps.
AI and Machine Learning AI-Generated Code Is a Time Bomb: Why 40% of It Gets Rewritten Within Two Weeks [2026]
A study of 153 million lines of code shows AI-assisted code churn jumped from 33% to 40%. An ex-GitHub engineer calls it a ticking time bomb. Here's why senior engineers should be paying attention.
Frontend and Mobile Claude Artifacts for UI Design: I Gave It an Impossible Dashboard Challenge [2026]
I asked Claude Artifacts to build a full drone fleet management dashboard from a vague brief. Here's what happened across 14 iterative prompts — and where AI-generated UI actually breaks down.
AI and Machine Learning Paperclip AI Review: I Tried to Build a Zero-Human Company in a Weekend [2026]
Paperclip AI is an open-source app for running a team of AI agents as a company: org chart, goals, budgets and approval gates. What it does, how heartbeats and governance work, and why a "zero-human" company still needs a human.
AI and Machine Learning MiniMax vs Claude for Coding: I Benchmarked the 50x Cheaper Challenger on Real Tasks [2026]
A viral YouTube video claims MiniMax is 50x cheaper than Claude for coding. I ran my own tests on code generation, debugging, and explanation tasks to find out what you actually give up.
Technology Portable LLM on a USB Stick: Run Ollama or LM Studio Offline
Run a full LLM from a USB drive with zero internet. Covers Ollama portable setup, LM Studio on external drives, USB Uncensored LLM migration, and GGUF model selection with real performance numbers.
Technology DJI Osmo Pocket 3 for Technical Content Creators: A Developer's Honest Review [2026]
Every review covers the Osmo Pocket 3 for vlogging. None of them tell you whether it can actually film legible code on a monitor, capture a circuit board demo, or survive a one-person tutorial setup.
AI and Machine Learning DaVinci Resolve AI Tools in Resolve 21: What Works, Free vs Studio
What AI tools DaVinci Resolve 21 adds (IntelliSearch, Speech Generator, CineFocus, Face Reshaper, Slate ID, UltraSharpen and more), which ones need the paid Studio edition, and what carries over from earlier versions.
Developer Tools OpenClaw AI Agent vs CrewAI: I Chased the Hype and Found Something Better [2026]
I tried to build with Dev.to's hyped OpenClaw AI agent and hit a wall. Then I built a working multi-agent system with CrewAI in 40 minutes. Here's the full comparison.
Cybersecurity Data Poisoning by Insiders: Why Employees Are Deliberately Sabotaging Corporate AI [2026]
Your biggest AI security threat isn't hackers. It's the employee with commit access to your training pipeline who decided they've had enough.
Technology LLM Wiki Setup: Karpathy's Knowledge Base [2026 Guide]
Here's the real setup process for Karpathy's LLM Wiki pattern, which agents work best, and where the pattern breaks down.