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  • Oct 6, 2026
    AI, Automation & the New Engineering Landscape, Managing Growth Challenges, Metrics and Measurement

    Orchestration Is Becoming a Feature. Governance Isn’t.

    Last week, I wrote about code getting cheaper to generate while the work of verifying it remains. The releases from September 29…

  • Sep 29, 2026
    AI, Automation & the New Engineering Landscape

    Generation Got Cheaper Again. Verification Didn’t.

    An agent can finish a change in minutes and leave it waiting for review for two days. The generation was fast. The…

  • Sep 20, 2026
    AI, Automation & the New Engineering Landscape, Scaling Systems and Teams

    Your Engineering Process Should Outlive Your Model Vendor

    The past couple of weeks have stirred things up among the major players in frontier AI, and a few who would like…

  • Aug 31, 2026
    AI, Automation & the New Engineering Landscape, Product and Customer Feedback, Scaling MVPs and Architectures

    O’Side Systems Product and Business Roadmap Update

    A redesign, a retirement, and what comes next I haven’t posted in a while, but I have been busy. Now seems like…

  • Apr 12, 2026
    AI, Automation & the New Engineering Landscape

    Digital Tools, Analog Soul: Modernizing Your Business Without Selling It Out

    Walk into almost any long-standing business in my local stomping-ground of North County San Diego, or really any tight-knit community, and you…

  • Feb 2, 2026
    AI, Automation & the New Engineering Landscape

    Why AI Won’t Replace Engineers, But Will Expose Weak Leadership

    How culture determines whether AI adoption succeeds or fails. My first real exposure to AI tools came around the end of 2024…

  • Jan 5, 2026
    AI, Automation & the New Engineering Landscape

    The Future CTO Is Half Coach, Half Curator

    How AI shifts the technical leadership role from problem-solver to pattern recognizer. AI is changing the shape of technical work. Tasks that…

  • Dec 1, 2025
    AI, Automation & the New Engineering Landscape

    Practical AI for Non-Tech Businesses

    Where automation drives real ROI. AI has become one of the most overused terms in business today. Everyone wants to “leverage it,”…

  • Oct 27, 2025
    AI, Automation & the New Engineering Landscape

    AI in the Hands of Engineers: From Threat to Force Multiplier

    How managers can help teams treat AI as a creative partner instead of a shortcut. Artificial intelligence is now part of everyday…

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