IDEAS, DECISIONS & LESSONS
Notes on AI, architecture and building useful products.
25 articles
21 Mar 2026 · 6 min read
1-on-1
Practical English phrases and templates for Vietnamese tech leads running 1-on-1 meetings — from opening the conversation to giving feedback and setting goals.
Read more21 Mar 2026 · 16 min read
ai
Product owners think in outcomes. Developers think in systems. AI can bridge that gap — with the right documents, workflows, and prompts. Here's exactly how.
Read more20 Mar 2026 · 6 min read
business-english
How to translate technology into business language. Status updates, executive summaries, and demo presentations — in English that CEOs and product owners actually understand.
Read more20 Mar 2026 · 16 min read
ai
Part 13 of 13 — Code generation gets all the hype, but AI's biggest impact might be in the 80% of development that isn't writing code: requirements, docs, architecture decisions, and communication.
Read more19 Mar 2026 · 17 min read
ai
Part 8 of 13 — AI works differently for every developer. How to establish team conventions, shared context, consistent quality, and avoid the 'five different architectures' problem.
Read more11 Mar 2026 · 16 min read
ai
Part 10 of 13 — Everything we learned building BuildRight with AI, the mistakes we'd make again, the ones we wouldn't, and where AI-assisted development is heading.
Read more08 Mar 2026 · 8 min read
ai-migration
Part 6 of 7 — How to prove AI-assisted migration is actually working. The metrics that matter to developers, tech leads, and bosses. Real numbers, dashboard templates, and what to do when the data looks bad.
Read more07 Mar 2026 · 12 min read
career
The career leap from individual contributor to technical leader. Two tech leads discuss what nobody tells you about leadership, communication, decision-making, and why writing code becomes the least important part of your job.
Read more07 Mar 2026 · 18 min read
ai
Part 9 of 13 — Gut feelings aren't metrics. How to measure AI's real impact on speed, quality, and team satisfaction — with honest numbers from the BuildRight project.
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