I wrote software for 26 years. Now I direct AI to write it.

How the work actually changes when an agent writes the code and you own the outcome.

• My Claude Code Setup for Building Anything The three tools that took Claude Code from a chat window to a production workflow: Superpowers, Serena, and git worktrees. April 2026 · 9 min
• From 8 Hours to 47 minutes - 12 Proven AI Coding Strategies AI built a feature in 47 minutes that would have taken a day. Without the right strategies, it would have taken longer than doing it by hand. December 2025 · 11 min
• I Failed a Coding Interview — And It Doesn't Matter Am I a software engineer who codes, or a system designer who directs AI? The job market can't decide either. April 2026 · 4 min

Naming, structure, defects, and the habits that make code easy to change. Most of these are older, and most still hold.

• 9 Guidelines for Creating Expressive Names Naming is subjective and situational, it’s an art, and with most art, we discover patterns. I’ve learned a lot through the reading of other’s code. In this article, I’ve compiled 9 guidelines I wished others had followed when I read their code. October 2019 · 6 min
• Codifying the Secret Sauce Codifying the secret sauce is instrumental in writing maintainable and successful applications. September 2019 · 5 min
• Can Dependency Injection Make Me a Better Python Programmer? While dependency injection is a must-have in Java and C#, its role in Python raises intriguing questions about when—and whether—to use this powerful design pattern. February 2025 · 3 min

Interviews, job changes, toxic teams, and what compounds over a long career.

• 4 Lessons from a 26 Year Career in 5 minutes Chuck spills the tea on 26 years of career lessons, revealing surprising truths about toxic coworkers, the myth of loyalty, and why your family should always come first. August 2024 · 4 min
• 3 Essential Steps to Take Before Leaving Your Job Leaving your job? Three simple steps can transform an uncertain transition into a strategic career move—and most professionals overlook the most crucial one. May 2025 · 5 min
• Pre-Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Job Hunting Insight into pre-pandemic and post-pandemic job hunting. March 2022 · 2 min

The part of this I think about most and have written about least.

• 4 Ways I'm Preparing My 3-Year-Old for an AI World MIT study reveals AI weakens critical thinking in young adults. Here's how I'm teaching my 3-year-old to use AI as a tool, not a crutch. July 2025 · 7 min

Fiction and other writing that isn't about software.

• Book Review – Trevor Noah: Born a Crime December 2020 · 4 min
• Book Review – The Art of Manliness December 2020 · 2 min
• Book Review – Ready Player Two December 2020 · 2 min