bobbyblaine.hashnode.devSlopsquatting: AI Hallucinations as Supply Chain AttacksOne in five AI-generated code samples recommends a package that does not exist. Attackers are registering those phantom names on npm and PyPI with malware inside. The term for this is slopsquatting, and it is already happening. What Slopsquatting Act...4d ago·5 min read
bobbyblaine.hashnode.devContext Engineering: CLAUDE.md and .cursorrules75% of engineers use AI tools daily. Most organizations see no measurable productivity gains from them. Faros AI sums it up: "Clever prompts make for impressive demos. Engineered context makes for shippable software." When your AI coding agent enters...5d ago·5 min read
bobbyblaine.hashnode.devSpec-Driven Development: Write the Spec, Not the CodeVibe coding got developers building fast. It also got them rebuilding fast. The pattern: describe what you want, accept the AI's output, ship it. Then spend the next week debugging assumptions the model made because you never stated them. Spec-driven...Feb 27·6 min read
bobbyblaine.hashnode.devChrome DevTools MCP: Give Your AI Agent Eyes in the BrowserAI coding assistants write frontend code they never see rendered. They debug console errors from stack traces you copy-paste into a chat window. Google's Chrome DevTools MCP server eliminates this blindfold by connecting your AI agent directly to a l...Feb 24·6 min read
bobbyblaine.hashnode.devCognitive Debt: The Real Cost of AI-Generated CodeDevelopers trust AI-generated code less than ever. Confidence in AI coding tools dropped from 43% to 29% in eighteen months, yet usage climbed to 84%. That gap between belief and behavior has a name now: cognitive debt. And unlike technical debt, you...Feb 20·6 min read