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The Relentless Push

Feb 22 · 5 min read · This past week, I found myself at APIsec conference 2026, a conference I heartily recommend for API builders in general and API security responsibles in particular. This year was a buzzing hive of inn

The 60% Effort Rule in the Age of AI

Feb 7 · 8 min read · Years ago, I established a set of guidelines for defining tasks in our system. The philosophy was simple: ambiguity kills productivity. We introduced concepts like the "Analyst-Reviewer Conversation" and the "60% Effort Rule" to ensure that by the ti...

The "Average" Problem: Why AGI is a Moving Goalpost

Jan 30 · 2 min read · The pursuit of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) — a concept I learned about this week — is often framed as a climb toward a distant mountain peak. We define it broadly, as an AI that matches or exceeds the sum total of human capability—the abili...

Stop Guessing, Start Measuring Your Git Repository

Jan 26 · 4 min read · It started with a simple request: "Can you get me a report on our top committers?" I searched for tools to extract statistical information from a git repository, but found that most were designed for version control, not analysis. I eventually ran in...

Hacktoberfest 2025

Oct 31, 2025 · 3 min read · Hacktoberfest 2025 just finished — and guess what? They brought back the swag!After last year’s digital-only celebration, seeing the return of t-shirts and tree-planting rewards brought a wave of nostalgia and motivation 😊 For some reason, I didn’t ...