Why AI Coding Agents Need WIP Limits Too
A framework for deciding how many agents one engineer can actually run at once.
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Migrating to TypeScript 7 Without Breaking Your Toolchain
The native compiler is 8-12x faster. The programmatic API isn't ready yet, and that's where teams get burned.
5 min readHow to Orchestrate Multiple AI Coding Agents Without Losing Architectural Control
A framework for staff engineers directing several agents at once, not just reviewing what one of them wrote.
5 min readKeeping the Junior Engineering Pipeline Alive in the AI Era
A framework for growing junior engineers now that AI has automated most of the entry-level workload.
7 min readHow to Review AI-Generated Code Without Becoming a Bottleneck
A framework for staff engineers reviewing pull requests an agent wrote.
5 min readLeading With AI: What Helped Me Through the Hard Parts
How I used AI through the Monocle.com rebuild.
6 min readThe Rise of No-Code and Low-Code in Frontend Development
Benefits, challenges, and the role of AI.
3 min readUsing CSS Custom Properties with Fallbacks for Efficiency
Less boilerplate, fewer surprises.
3 min readWhat Is Google Baseline and Why Does It Matter?
Interoperability across browser vendors, explained.
3 min readHow to Determine When a Sticky Element is Stuck in JavaScript
A small JavaScript function for the pseudo-class CSS never gave us.
2 min readMastering Task Estimation with the FATE Framework
Accurate timelines, and a happy client.
2 min readEnhance Your React App's Scalability with Storybook and Chromatic
Component libraries and visual regression testing.
9 min readUnderstanding Chrome's Coverage Panel
Leveraging its insights to optimise performance.
4 min readSetting Up Next.js with a Component Library Using Monorepos
A component library, Storybook, and Next.js, all in one workspace.
5 min read10 Techniques for More Effective Code Reviews
Practical ways to make code review less painful and more useful.
6 min read4 Tips for Properly Using the Return Statement in JavaScript
A few rules that keep return statements from causing quiet bugs.
3 min readEnforcing Consistent Commit Messages with CommitLint
A style guide for commits, and a hook that actually enforces it.
2 min read5 Frontend File Architectures for Better Code Organization
Flat, hierarchical, modular, component-based, and feature-based, compared.
4 min readHow to Motivate and Inspire Individual Contributors
Five things that actually move the needle, beyond an annual review.
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