anson.hashnode.devBiden Admin Declares War on C++Today the White House office of the National Security Director released a report titled “Back to the Building Blocks: A Path Toward Secure and Measurable Software.” that outlines actions the White House wants developers nationwide to make to ensure ...3d ago·4 min read
anson.hashnode.devCombining Ghost and Quarto (The Lazy Way)I currently manage two very distinct blogs: notes.ansonbiggs.com and projects.ansonbiggs.com. I don't like having more than one place where I write, but they both fill important roles. Notes is hosted using Ghost, which has a powerful editor, newslet...3d ago·3 min read
anson.hashnode.devUsing Code Agents EffectivelyEvery time LLMs get an "upgrade" they feel like magic, the first impressions are always so strong. That's how I felt with code agents, all of a sudden models were hyper context aware to my exact system, and could iterate on problems until they made a...3d ago·6 min read
anson.hashnode.devScaling With AgentsThe current generation of Frontier Models are incredibly capable. It is no longer a question of what can I build but how fast can I build it. But building fast at scale introduces its own complexity. Scaling your compute and your Agents is two comple...3d ago·5 min read
anson.hashnode.devYou're probably using Agent Skills wrongThe entire ecosystem around Claude Code is pretty confusing, the naming conventions are a mess and the pace of change is beyond any production tool I've seen. However Skills are probably the most misused. I see it at work at ton but a paper just came...3d ago·5 min read