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PHP Memory Lane - Commie
October 8, 2026
The third trip down PHP memory lane: commie, my CSV traversal library, turning 13 and getting the same LLM-assisted modernization as its predecessors. Read more →
PHP Memory Lane - Carbon FY
September 23, 2026
Another trip down PHP memory lane: bringing carbon-fy, my old fiscal-year library, up to modern PHP with a local LLM following the carbon-nbd pattern. Read more →
Tempough Time - Vibed Azure DevOps Work Item Extension
September 20, 2026
Tempough Time is a browser-side Azure DevOps extension that creates linked Tempough time entries from work items. Read more →
PHP Memory Lane - Carbon NBD
September 19, 2026
Carbon NBD, a PHP library I wrote for business-date rules and have maintained for much longer than I expected. Read more →
Namegen - My "Whimsical" Adjective-Noun Codename Generator
August 15, 2026
Namegen is a small adjective-noun codename generator built to exercise frontend skills and provide a bit of practical, silly utility. Read more →
Will Cloud Storage Prices Drain the Data Lakes?
July 6, 2026
Rising storage demand from AI workloads could push cloud storage prices higher and force enterprises to rethink their data lakes. Read more →
GitHub is Telling Jokes with Model LTS of 1 Year
May 3, 2026
GitHub calling a one-year model support window “long term” is a revealing choice for enterprise customers who need stability. Read more →
A Silver Lining in Recent LLM Usage Cost Increases
April 28, 2026
Recent LLM usage cost increases may put a damper on the flood of low-quality AI-generated content. Read more →
A Follow-Up to "AI Gamification of GitHub Stars?"
April 20, 2026
New examples and investigations suggest that artificial GitHub star growth is becoming an increasingly visible part of the ecosystem. Read more →
Are Star Ratings on GitHub Under AI Siege?
March 19, 2026
The rapid growth of some AI-focused GitHub repositories raises questions about whether star ratings still measure genuine popularity and quality. Read more →
The Omnichannel AI Rug Pull
February 2, 2026
The rapidly growing AI ecosystem carries risks across its tools, models, hosted services, and surrounding SaaS businesses. Read more →
Are These Infrastructure as Code Symptoms Costing Your Business?
August 15, 2025
Infrastructure as Code can introduce costly organizational symptoms when slow delivery processes become part of the operating model. Read more →