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Executive Summary I developed an AI-powered wildlife monitoring system that processes camera trap videos 17 times faster than manual review, achieving 95.7% accuracy in species identification. The solution went from concept to production-ready in just three weeks, reducing a fo...

...unless you expect your software to never change—which, let's be honest, is never the case. This statement reveals a fundamental truth about software development that connects two seemingly different disciplines: software design and agile methodologies. Both exist to solve the sa...

How often do you think about your web page’s SEO? Probably quite a bit. We want our pages to perform well, reach a wider audience, and help our products grow. Strong SEO is one of the main ways to achieve that. Let me ask you another question, when was the last time you thought abou...

In software development, clear documentation isn't just helpful, it’s what keeps things running smoothly. When team members leave or requirements change, good docs can make the difference between staying on track and things falling apart. But where should this documentation live? S...

What is Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Infrastructure as Code (or IaC — because apparently every concept needs a catchy acronym) is the process of provisioning, deploying and managing infrastructure through code, rather than through manual processes, which helps to prevent errors that could lea...

I've been using AI tools for coding for around two years, specifically playing around with Cursor for about eight months. In that time, I've gone from skeptic to convert to what I'd call a "balanced practitioner." Let me share what I've learned along the way. These days, I rarely type out complet...

Styling, with its unpredictable nature and difficulty in scaling or changing, can often be a source of frustration. However, several CSS architectures have emerged over time, offering relief by making styling more manageable and less painful. One of them is Object-Oriented CSS (OOCSS). This appro...

Over-engineering is the curse of the 2020s. Instead of following the good old Silicon Valley mantra of "ship fast and break things," many startups think they need a fully-fledged application from the beginning. That is never the case. Everyone wants to be Google, but no one is. Do they ever stop and...

It's common for engineering managers to want to be fully informed about the tasks that need to be completed for a given epic before jumping right in and implementing it. They often rely on discovery tickets as their go-to tool to achieve this. While these tickets can provide valuable insigh...