Why Use AI CLIs When GUIs Exist? Reading time ~1 minute

People keep asking me why they’d ever use an AI command-line tool when the GUI works fine. The answer: CLIs let you mix deterministic scripting with non-deterministic AI judgment calls. Pure AI is hard to steer. Pure scripting breaks on edge cases. CLI tools blend both. The Difference in Action......

VC-Funded AI Coming to a Close Reading time ~3 minutes

The era of artificially cheap AI tools is ending, and Cursor’s recent pricing changes are just the beginning. For over two years, venture capital has subsidized AI tools, keeping prices below true costs while companies built market share. The Cursor team’s recent pricing model overhaul signals this honeymoon period is......

Taming Your Copilot: A Practical Guide to Precision AI in VS Code Reading time ~7 minutes

Guest post authored by Jules. Based on an audio transcript of Micah yammering to himself about this topic. GitHub Copilot. It’s in your VS Code, whispering sweet code suggestions. Sometimes it’s a mind-reading marvel. Other times? It’s like trying to explain astrophysics to a Golden Retriever – well-intentioned, but ultimately…......

ChatGPT needs some humility Reading time ~1 minute

It’s hot today in Michigan. High temps. High humidity. We turned down the thermostat a little bit, the AC kicked on, stayed on and didn’t really seem to be able to move the internal temperature. Several hours later I was curious… So… I opened up my Beestat app and gave......

I got my GitHub Copilot Certification Reading time ~1 minute

How I studied Used a community-owned practice exam Followed the Microsoft Learn modules Who should probably take this exam? People administering a GitHub Copilot rollout at their organization. My thoughts As a user of GitHub copilot, I thought the courses on prompt engineering and actual usage were pretty good but......