Bi-weekly insights on refactoring, LLMs, and software craftsmanship
I'm a technical coach who teaches teams to slow down and understand their code. I haven't coded in 6 months. I prompt agents all day. Today my body called in sick so I'd stop.
If you've practiced Test-Driven Development for any length of time, you've probably noticed something interesting: the habits stick around even when you're not writing tests first. There's a way of thinking that emerges from TDD practice that fundamentally changes how you approach programming problems. I call this the TDD Mindset.
Every day, developers complain that AI assistants write terrible code, miss obvious bugs, or spiral into endless loops. Meanwhile, I'm shipping production features faster than ever with the same tools. It took me months to realize that working with AI isn't about better prompts—it's about applying the same collaboration skills I use in pair programming. Today I’d like to share 10 AI-driven development heuristics that I’ve been using over the last few months to build real world production grade software that real users are using today.
