AI

Software development is moving from the era of the craftsman to the era of the flat pack.

There is currently an explosion of creation, triggered by AI opening it up to those who previously didn’t have the skills to do it.

At the recent MCPConference in London, one of the members of a panel made the statement “MCP is not just an API wrapper”. This got me thinking what are the main differences.

In a recent podcast Marc Andreessen makes a an observation that

I rarely use Google Search now.

In the past it was a cornerstone of my Internet usage. Like most people I would go to Google and type a search term, browse the results, skipping the ads, and then …

What if code libraries in future contained no code?

In this article it discusses a …

Imagine being able to describe the property you want to buy rather than being limited to what the site allows you to filter on.

AI is not only an assistant, it is an amplifier.

Wouldn’t it be nice to pull out the key ideas and action points from a book you have just read or are considering purchasing? Maybe get a reminder of the story line of a fiction book you read …

This will become out of date quickly but a useful guide for which models to use for which tasks and which to …

RSS is a technology I have relied on for years.

In a recent article Seth Godin identifies that the sorting of information into directories had a big impact. He gives the …

I have been asked numerous times to write a small application to solve a specific problem for someone.

At the moment we are deep in the clutches of Storm Darragh as it batters the UK. We have currently lost one fence panel and there may be more casualties. I looks like I will get to experience the …

By now most people have tried or at least heard of ChatGPT. It is now relatively easy to run your own AI instance on your own machine.

The role of the software developer is set for a major upheaval over the coming years.

There is a rush at the moment to add AI to everything with a fear that if you don’t then you will be left behind.

Nearly every technology can be used for good and bad. Quite a bold statement but something I believe is true.

Lex.page was one of the first AI assisted editors available.

I have tried to avoid writing about AI as everyone seems to be doing it however I have found one site that is pretty usable and actually seems to work quite well.