The (un)Developer Blog.
Plain-English writing on AI in production — for the people who weren't classically trained to build software, and the executives buying it. Same patterns the kits and training tracks teach. No magic, no jargon.
Gemba Walks for the AI Age
Dashboards are useful. They are not the work. A plain-English guide to Gemba walks, what leaders should observe, and how AI can help close the loop without turning the walk into surveillance.
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Anyone can build an AI prototype now. That doesn't mean anyone can build a production system. The kitchen-vs-restaurant analogy, the four reasons "good enough for me" isn't "good enough for the company," and the three-stage relay that gets real value from agents.
Read the postContext Engineering for Leaders
Why "the perfect prompt" isn't enough — and what to do instead. A briefing-pack analogy, the two-mind workflow, brownfield data reality, and how to redefine ROI when AI work runs in parallel with your own.
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