Research, Plan, Implement: The Quality Mindset
Joe discusses the mindset of research, plan and implement workflows with generative AI and how he applies this across the software lifecycle.
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What I Learned from Hosting an MCP Server
In this blog, we discuss the steps for converting Scryfall MCP, a local model context protocol tool into a hosted, applied generative AI application capable of giving rules advice for the complex game, Magic: The Gathering.
Vibe coding vs AI-assisted development
We look at the meaning and difference of vibe coding vs ai-assisted development. Then, Joe reflects on the last few months of his ai-assisted software development, how vibe coding helped him, and what is to come in the future.
Why LLMs are so Resource Intensive
In this article, we look at the architecture of Large Language Models and why training and inference lead to resource intensive systems.
Reducing LLM Resource Usage
In this article, we look at some widely implemented techniques to make less resource-intensive LLM systems including prompt caching, quantization, and model distillation.
AI Research in 2025
In this article, we look at some of the key research in NLP starting in the 1950s that led us to generative AI and we go over why this approach has fundamental problems for future breakthroughs in the space of NLP and generalizable AI.
We Have to Talk About Prompt Injections
Prompt injections are a problem for all Generative AI systems. In this article, we go over direct and indirect prompt injections, some mitigation strategies you can perform as a developer, and why you should be wary of Generative AI systems like OpenAI Atlas browser that operate in unconstrained domains with high levels of privilege.
Infrastructure as Code: Use it!
Infrastructure as code provides a ton of benefits to software developers working on complex cloud infrastructures. In this article, we will go over the benefits of why you should adopt some sort of CDK tooling.
Model Context Protocol: A New Way to Expose Software
Model context protocol, a new open source standard is changing the way I think about building UIs.
Historic MTG: 4 Color Nadu/Skimmer
Deck tech for Historic: Nadu, Kishla skimmer value
A Serverless, JS-less Analytics Solution for my blog
An short overview on how I created a simple, low-cost, effective analytics solution for an AWS static website.
AI is great but I won't write this blog with it
AI is a great tool for many things, but sometimes knowing when not to use it is important, too. Why I do not use AI to write my blogs.
Mo Code, Mo Problems - Why we need more developers in the age of AI
AI coding assistants are incredibly powerful tools that can generate lots of code. With more code comes more problems related to that code; problems which software developers are most equipped to solve.
Modern MTG: Saffi Eriksdotter, Renegade Rallier, Altar of Dementia, Oh my!
Deck tech for Modern: Saffi Eriksdotter & Renegade Rallier Combo.
Vibe coding initial thoughts
Joe's thoughts after a few weeks of vibe coding. TLDR; it's awesome.
Sauerkraut Recipe
How to make traditional lacto-fermented Sauerkraut.
Claude built this website
Technical architecture proposal for this website by Claude Code.