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Practical Prompting

A practical guide on what makes a good prompt

22 April 2026·10 min read

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engineering

PyCon Lithuania 2026 Wrap

Reflections on a great conference

13 April 2026·5 min read
ai

Prompting Basics

Better prompting for better responses

26 March 2026·7 min read
ai

Prompting Primer

Understanding LLM limitations and how to get around them with good prompting

24 March 2026·8 min read
ai

Claude Code without Claude

How to switch in OpenRouter when Anthropic is down.

20 March 2026·4 min read
ai

AI Explainer - Part 3: AI Applications

Common AI terms explained in non-technical language

13 March 2026·7 min read
ai

AI Explainer - Part 2: Deeper Dive

Common AI terms explained in non-technical language

12 March 2026·8 min read
ai

AI Explainer Part 1: Introductory Concepts

Common AI terms explained in non-technical language

11 March 2026·8 min read
ai

Why A Multi-AI Strategy Is A Good Idea

Having access to multiple AI providers can protect your business when AI providers go down.

10 March 2026·5 min read
ai

How to set up a greenfield agentic project

Save yourself some headache and setup your code base for success on agentic projects.

22 February 2026·5 min read
engineering

Celebrating dbt

Is this the acqui-death of open source dbt?

3 November 2025·7 min read
management

Principles vs Standards

A principled take on agreeing good practice in engineering teams

20 October 2025·4 min read
engineering

What is a data platform?

A non-technical introduction to data platforms

11 October 2025·5 min read
engineering

The Art of Live Demos

Why demos beat slides every time.

2 October 2025·4 min read
engineering

Importance of Community

Reflections of PyCon UK 2025 and the importance of community in our AI world.

24 September 2025·4 min read
AI

AI Tools - Summer 2025 Edition

The AI tools I'm using right now.

14 September 2025·8 min read
engineering

Are self-hosted company blogs still a thing?

Why a blog matters...

12 August 2025·3 min read