PKPepijn Krijnseninexecutable-ideas.hashnode.dev·Sep 12, 2025 · 3 min readAider: a Real AidI'm no fan of the GitHub Copilot IDE extension. Talking to the model through a chat interface felt slow and cumbersome. I couldn't figure out how to configure and automate it, or use it effectively in TDD. However, Copilot does offer a range of power...00
PKPepijn Krijnseninexecutable-ideas.hashnode.dev·Aug 28, 2025 · 5 min readHarness your AI assistantAI assistants are great at spitting out code at lightning speed. One of the reasons that this has not so far led to a massive increase in developer productivity is that reading someone else's code is not cheap. It requires only a little less attentio...00
PKPepijn Krijnseninexecutable-ideas.hashnode.dev·Aug 21, 2025 · 2 min readAutomate for outcomesEffective process automation is essential for modern business. Handing mundane tasks off to a computer frees up people to solve the difficult problems. However, poorly designed process automation can cost more people-time than having no automation at...00
PKPepijn Krijnseninexecutable-ideas.hashnode.dev·Aug 14, 2025 · 5 min readHow to make TDD click in practiceIn my experience, almost nobody is good at explaining how to do test-driven development in practice. Developers who don't naturally "get it" tend to abandon it quickly. Developers who grasp it intuitively sometimes struggle to clearly explain their t...00
PKPepijn Krijnseninexecutable-ideas.hashnode.dev·Aug 7, 2025 · 2 min readModels don't have a sense of smellModern IDEs are great at highlighting errors as soon as you type them. AI assistants improve on this by spotting antipatterns and suggesting alternatives. Neither of them identify the root cause that led to the antipattern in the first place. Human d...00
