IDEAS, DECISIONS & LESSONS

Journal

Notes on AI, architecture and building useful products.

917 articles

16 Mar 2026 · 7 min read

English Upgrade #7: Dev vs BA — Requirement Debates

How to push back on vague requirements, negotiate scope with BAs, and have productive requirement discussions — all in professional English.

15 Mar 2026 · 6 min read

business-english

English Upgrade #19: Hiring and Interviewing Candidates

How to run technical interviews, evaluate candidates, and give structured hiring feedback — all in professional, legally safe English.

15 Mar 2026 · 6 min read

business-english

English Upgrade #6: Retros — Giving Feedback and Improving Your Team

How to run retrospectives, suggest improvements, and talk about team productivity in English. Blameless language, action items, and phrases for difficult conversations.

14 Mar 2026 · 7 min read

block-list

Umbraco AI Migration Playbook: Code, Content & Templates Modernization (Part 4 of 8)

Part 4 of 8 — Moving past the data migration to the real work: modernizing your Umbraco codebase to .NET 10, rebuilding templates with the current IPublishedContent API, restructuring content types with Block List, and applying Clean Architecture patterns to Umbraco projects.

14 Mar 2026 · 13 min read

ai-agent

AI Skills Complete Guide: Claude Code, GitHub Copilot & Antigravity

The definitive guide to building AI Skills across Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Google Antigravity. Architecture deep-dive, SKILL.md standard, diagrams, practical examples, and best practices.

14 Mar 2026 · 6 min read

business-english

English Upgrade #5: Sprint Review and Demo Day

How to present your team's work, narrate a live demo, and handle stakeholder feedback — all in clear, confident English. Scripts and phrases for non-native tech leads.

14 Mar 2026 · 5 min read

business-english

English Upgrade #18: Cross-Cultural Communication

Working with international teams — understanding cultural communication styles, avoiding misunderstandings, and adapting your English for global collaboration.

14 Mar 2026 · 5 min read

ai-agent

Nanoclaw for Home Assistant: The Ultimate Setup & Optimization Guide

Learn how to set up Nanoclaw as your personal AI home assistant across WhatsApp, Telegram, and Discord — plus top optimization tips to get the most out of it.

13 Mar 2026 · 7 min read

business-english

English Upgrade #4: Refinement Meetings — Asking the Right Questions

The English phrases that prevent bad sprints. How to clarify requirements, challenge assumptions, and ask smart questions in refinement meetings.