It has only been a few days since Anthropic announced their new model Claude Sonnet 4.5, and I wanted to see for myself if the hype matches reality. Instead of reading benchmarks, I opened Cursor and ran some coding tests to feel it as an end user. My goal with this test wasn’t to cover … Continue reading Testing Claude Sonnet 4.5, GPT-5 Codex, and Grok Code Fast 1 in Cursor: Which model fits best for development?
Tag: Software Engineering
The real stages of Engineering Experience
This question came up in a chat with my team: “How do you think about different levels of experience?”. It led to a great discussion, and I think this perspective is worth sharing more widely.In software engineering, experience isn’t just about how many years you’ve been in the game. I talked a bit about this … Continue reading The real stages of Engineering Experience
Mindset > Title
Have you ever gotten a new title and suddenly felt unsure or stressed because of all the new things people expect from you? A lot of people think getting a new title will make them feel successful, but a title doesn’t magically help you do the job well. Titles sound great, Senior Engineer, Tech Lead, … Continue reading Mindset > Title
It has been 10 years
It’s been 10 years since I wrote my first blog post. I still remember that feeling of hitting the “publish” button for the first time, not knowing if anyone would read it, not even sure I wanted anyone to. It wasn’t polished. It wasn’t long. But it was honest. And it started something that quietly … Continue reading It has been 10 years
The quite power of Pattern Matching
There’s something quietly shaping the way we work every day, but we rarely talk about it. It’s not a tool, a process, or a framework. It’s pattern matching. In programming, pattern matching is common in functional programming. It’s a clean and expressive way to work with data. Instead of writing a dozen nested if statements, … Continue reading The quite power of Pattern Matching
Why does MCP matter? A Deep Dive for Engineers
Everyone's talking about MCP (Model Context Protocol) and how it's supercharging workflows in tools like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other desktop apps. And yeah, the integrations with desktop environments are cool. But honestly, MCP is way more than just these integrations for desktop applications. You’ve probably seen folks compare MCP to USB-C for AI. It’s … Continue reading Why does MCP matter? A Deep Dive for Engineers
The Turning Point in AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been evolving for decades, but we’ve now hit an inflection point where AI is moving from research labs into everyday tools, and everyone now talks about AI. Just as electricity transformed every industry a century ago, AI is in a position to have a similar sweeping impact. In particular, the emergence … Continue reading The Turning Point in AI
My memo to the team about AI trend
The rise of AI is no longer just a hype, it’s reshaping the way we work, especially in engineering. Over the past year, I’ve heard a lot of conversations about whether AI will replace software engineers. I’ve said this before, and I still stand by it: AI won’t replace engineers. But it will change the … Continue reading My memo to the team about AI trend
What I learned using CursorAI every day as an Engineer
CursorAI is an AI-powered code editor (built on VS Code) that integrates a large language model (LLM) directly into your development workflow. Instead of just autocompleting code, Cursor can predict multi-line edits, apply changes across your codebase, and even answer questions about your code. I have shared that if you use AI effectively, it will … Continue reading What I learned using CursorAI every day as an Engineer
How much faster can AI actually make your team?
As a leader, you've probably asked yourself: "With AI becoming better at coding, how much time could my team realistically save? Could we speed up development by three or even ten times?" Let's explore this thoughtfully, understanding exactly where AI adds value and where human intuition remains important. The insights shared here are based purely … Continue reading How much faster can AI actually make your team?
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