News
Nov 10, 2025
The Junior Developer Extinction Event: Why AI Is Reshaping Tech Hiring And What We Can Do About It
After 25 years of building development teams and watching technology reshape the job market, I've learned to spot patterns. The current AI revolution isn't just another tech trend—it's fundamentally altering the entry point to our industry. And if we don't act deliberately, we risk creating a generation of missing mentors.
The Watershed Moment Nobody's Talking About I still remember my own watershed moment—the first time a piece of code I wrote stored a record in a database. That rush of seeing data flow through a system I built was intoxicating. It hooked me for life. But here's what keeps me up at night: today's jun...
Technology
Nov 10, 2025
Data Portability: Why Owning Your Data Is the Only Way Forward for Modern Business
Data portability isn't just a GDPR compliance checkbox—it's a fundamental business strategy that determines whether you control your digital destiny or remain permanently tethered to vendor ecosystems. After 25+ years of building API architectures and data exchange systems for enterprises and government institutions, I've learned that the organizations thriving in today's digital landscape are those that treat data portability as a core architectural principle, not an afterthought.
The Data Ownership Revolution: From Rented Storage to Digital Sovereignty The concept is deceptively simple: you should be able to take your data with you. Whether you're migrating between cloud providers, switching SaaS platforms, or simply want to maintain local backups, data portability ensures y...
News
Nov 10, 2025
From Vibe Coding to Spec-Driven Development: A Deep Dive into BMAD, Spec Kit, and OpenSpec
The AI development landscape is evolving rapidly, and developers are discovering that while vibe coding is fun, frameworks provide the structure needed for reliable, cost-effective outcomes.
The Vibe Coding Problem We've all been there. You fire up your favorite AI coding assistant, type "build me a web scraper," and watch as it generates hundreds of lines of code that look correct but somehow miss the mark. The API calls are wrong, the error handling is non-existent, and the architectu...
News
Nov 06, 2025
Why I Stopped Believing in AI Vendor Promises (And What I Learned from 13 Years of Watching Data Get Trapped)
During my 13 years as CTO, I spent most of my time untangling data integration nightmares. Not the sexy kind you see in tech conferences—I'm talking about the 3 AM calls when someone's ERP system suddenly can't talk to their e-commerce platform. The kind where you realize a company has built their entire operation around a vendor's promise, only to discover they're now hostage to someone else's business model.
The pattern was always the same: a vendor sells you convenience, you build your workflows around their platform, and three years later you're explaining to the board why migrating away would cost more than staying trapped. I've seen this story play out with AI vendors, automation platforms, data int...
Technology
Nov 02, 2025
Why Data Portability Matters: The Case for File-Based Data Structures
In today’s digital landscape, data is the lifeblood of organizations. Yet, too often, data gets locked into proprietary systems, siloed databases, or vendor-specific formats. This lack of portability stifles innovation, increases dependency, and creates inefficiencies. As an integration and data specialist, I’ve seen firsthand how embracing file-based data structures can unlock flexibility, resilience, and control—empowering both businesses and individuals to harness their data’s full potential.
The Importance of Data Portability Data portability is the ability to move data seamlessly between systems, platforms, or environments without losing functionality or context. It’s not just a technical nicety; it’s a strategic imperative. Here’s why: Avoid Vendor Lock-in: Relying on a single vendor...
Projects
Oct 17, 2025
How a Single Button Transformed Ergonode PIM Workflows: A Case Study in Enterprise Automation
What starts as a "simple" request—like adding a button to duplicate products—can uncover layers of technical and architectural challenges. When I built a Chrome extension for Ergonode PIM, the goal was straightforward: replace a cumbersome, multi-step process with a single click. But delivering that simplicity required solving for SPA navigation, dynamic DOM manipulation, and Chrome extension constraints. This is the story of how we turned a routine task into a lesson in enterprise efficiency—an
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