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My Inception moment with an AI Agent

A real-world 'Inception moment' with Rovo Dev that reveals how context pollution can trap an LLM in a loop — and practical tips to prevent it.

Aug 18, 2025 4 min read

Safety First, with Kotlin's Inline Classes

How Kotlin's inline (value) classes enforce type safety at compile time without the runtime overhead of wrapper objects.

Oct 28, 2024 4 min read

Ditch the Auto-Increment PK: Make Your Database Truly Distributed with UUIDs

Why migrating from auto-increment primary keys to UUIDs is essential for distributed systems, and a practical guide to making the transition.

Aug 27, 2024 5 min read

Predictably Unique: Exploring the Deterministic Nature of UUIDs

A deep dive into UUID versions 3 and 5 — deterministic, name-spaced identifiers that ensure consistency across migrations and integrations.

Aug 10, 2024 4 min read

Boost Your Git Game: Master Productivity with Alfred Snippets

Take your Git workflow to the next level with Alfred text-expansion snippets for branching, rebasing, and context-switching.

Aug 3, 2024 5 min read

Boosting Developer Productivity: The Secret Sauce of Bookmarks + Alfred

How a systematic approach to bookmarks combined with Alfred's full-text search can dramatically streamline your daily development workflow.

Jul 28, 2024 7 min read