Seven New Plugins and Skills for AI-Assisted Development
Claude Code plugins and GitHub Copilot skills that improve documentation, prevent AI slop, manage design systems, and track key architectural decisions.
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Marketplace-Style Skill References for Copilot Workflows
Open letter requesting marketplace-style skill references with versioning and governance controls for AI coding assistants at enterprise scale.
Structured MADR: Machine-Readable ADRs for AI
Structured MADR extends MADR with YAML frontmatter for machine-readable metadata and audit tracking. Built for AI assistants and compliance.
AI and White-Collar Work: The Offshoring Parallel
The same task unbundling that crushed manufacturing is happening to knowledge workers now. The safe harbor isn't skills: it's accountability and ownership.
Friday Roundup - Week 2: The Tooling Flywheel
Claude Code updates, Gemini CLI skills, TypeScript's AI-driven rise, and GitHub's year-end review of agentic AI, MCP, and spec-driven development.
The State of AI Coding Assistants in 2026
Comparing Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex CLI, and emerging tools. An honest assessment of what's actually useful for developers in 2026.
Using ADRs to Audit Quality in AI-Assisted Development
How Architecture Decision Records provide a quality gate for AI-generated code. Learn how to audit feature parity and design adherence with AI assistance.
Friday Roundup Week 1: AI Memory, Rust, Holiday Hacking
First weekly roundup of 2026: subcog semantic memory evolution, Rust development with Claude, benchmark results, and the joy of holiday research projects.
2025 in Review: Building AI Developer Tools
What I built, learned, and plan for 2026, git-adr, claude-spec, subcog semantic memory, Rust development, and GitHub's AI ecosystem positioning.
CLI Coding Assistant Hooks: The Overlooked Gold Rush
Claude Code's lifecycle hook system turns AI coding assistants from flashy demos into reliable developer infrastructure. Here's why hooks beat model size.