Notes from the engineering floor
What we're seeing across AI, cloud, security, and product work — written by the people doing it, not a marketing team.
What "agentic AI" actually means for engineering teams in 2026
The term is everywhere and means something different in every pitch deck. Here’s a working definition, and what actually changes on a real engineering team.
March 12, 2026
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Why cloud bills keep growing even as teams optimize harder
Optimization programs are maturing and cloud spend is still climbing. The reason isn’t failure — it’s that the bill is measuring something different now.
February 4, 2026
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AI coding agents are changing what "senior engineer" means
The job is shifting from writing code to orchestrating systems that write code. That’s a real change in what we hire and train for.
April 21, 2026
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Build vs. buy is the wrong question for AI features
Most teams frame this as a binary choice. The real decision is which layers to own and which to rent — and that answer changes by feature.
January 28, 2026
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AI agents are now a security surface, not just a tool
Giving an agent the ability to act — not just answer — changes your threat model. Most teams haven’t updated their security posture to match.
May 9, 2026
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Designing for a world where users expect AI inside every product
Users now assume software should anticipate, not just respond. That expectation shift changes interface design in ways most teams haven’t caught up to.
March 30, 2026
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