Hey guys!

It’s been a while since my last blog post. And oh boy, has the world changed in the meantime!

First of all, I’ve been ridiculously busy with my PhD.

A piece of advice: If you’re planning to do a PhD, do it as early as possible. Don’t wait until you’re 40+. Trust me on this one. Trying to juggle research, a full-time job, family life, and everything else is no joke. It’s HARD.

Of course, I got a little too excited and ended up joining a really good AI research lab at the university. Which is fantastic, by the way. But it also means a LOT of work. Apparently, doing a PhD wasn’t challenging enough on its own. 🙂

And then there’s AI.

Seriously, what just happened?!

The way we were developing software just a year ago already feels like ancient history. I’m a Python guy. I’ve spent years writing code, learning frameworks, debugging things, and trying to become a better software engineer.

But here’s the uncomfortable question: Does any of that even matter anymore?

Claude can already write better code than I can in many situations, and do it ridiculously faster. And it’s getting better all the time.

Reddit and the rest of the internet are full of stories, predictions, excitement, and existential crises about where software engineering is heading. And for once, I think some of that panic might actually be justified.

I have a LOT of thoughts about this. What it means for developers, our careers, and the skills we’ve spent decades building. I’m planning to write a proper, detailed post about it soon.

For now, I’m just trying to keep up with this crazy new world. Like everyone else.

Oh, and one last thing…

I have over 4,000 comments sitting in my blog’s moderation queue.

Yes. Four. Thousand.

From what I can tell, pretty much all of them are spam. So, if you left a genuine comment somewhere along the way, I’m sorry. But there’s absolutely no way I’m going through that pile. 🙂

Anyway, I’m still here. Still coding, still researching, still learning.

Although these days, I’m increasingly wondering what “coding” will even mean a year from now.

See you around!