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Where AI Fatigue Actually Comes From
If you’ve spent time with agentic development, you’ve probably felt that particular flavor of mental exhaustion that hits harder than the work seems to justify. I wasn’t stuck on a hard problem. I wasn’t debugging something gnarly. I was just… keeping up. And then suddenly I wasn’t. Steve Yegge calls this the AI Vampire: the […]
The ‘Should We?’ Question: Evaluating AI Before You Commit
There is a common type of discussion happening at lots of companies right now. It may start when a competitor ships an AI feature, when a key stakeholder asks about the AI strategy, or when someone returns from a conference excited about what AI could do. The conclusion of “we need AI in our product” […]
Naming Your Computer: How to Do It & Why It Matters
Pop quiz: What do wizards, superheroes, and your work computer have in common?They all need a good name. Your computer name is the first impression you make on the IT team, the conversation starter when someone glances at the label on your laptop, and let’s be honest, probably the most fun part of your onboarding […]
I Had Claude Design an App via Figma Console MCP. Here’s What Happened.
I connected Claude to Figma via the Figma Console MCP and gave it one task: build an app with a scalable design system from scratch. Here’s what worked, what broke, and what it changed about how I specify design work.
Why the Best AI Agents Are Powered by a 3-Step Loop from 2022
Part 1 of the Data Governance & AI series I spent a month building an agent framework the “right” way. There were prescriptive JSON based workflows with staged pipelines, and a persistence layer for coordinating human-in-the-loop feedback. A gate review system enabled agents to validate each other’s work and loop back on failures. A debate […]
SEP Named One of Indiana’s Best Places to Work for 2026
SEP has been named one of Indiana’s Best Places to Work for 2026 by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce — marking the 17th time the Westfield-based software product design and development company has received the honor. SEP was selected in the medium company category, which includes organizations with between 75 and 249 U.S. employees. Headquartered in Westfield, Indiana, […]
The Most Important Software Development “Tool” in the Age of AI
The software industry is rapidly evolving right before our eyes. It’s both exciting and somewhat terrifying to witness. Paradigm shifts are often uncomfortable, but we know that AI tooling is here to stay, so we need to make the most of it — in a responsible manner. It’s very easy to tell a coding agent […]
Why Your Software Feature List Will Change (And That’s a Good Thing)
Every software consultant has experienced this moment: A client arrives with a detailed feature list, meticulously crafted and approved through multiple layers of their organization. They’ve secured funding, aligned stakeholders, and are ready to build. There’s just one problem—that list is going to change. Significantly. I recently managed a project that perfectly illustrated this reality. […]
Work-Life Balance Isn’t the Goal
Work-Life Balance is a great start. But, I think we can do better… I don’t think we were ever meant to attempt to compartmentalize work and life in some sort of balancing act. Work bleeds into life. Life bleeds into work. A hard season at home shows up at your desk. A stressful stretch at […]
How to Decide What Gets a Yes When Everything Looks Promising
Every growing company eventually hits the moment where the opportunities in front of you outnumber the people and dollars behind you. And someone has to decide what gets a “yes.” I’ve been on both sides of that. In a past life, I had to make directional decisions in a fast-growing company without a great framework […]
Agile and The Indianapolis 500
The Indianapolis 500 has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. And after years of building software at SEP — an Indiana company through and through — the similarities are striking. The pre-race strategy sessions. Testing assumptions during practice sessions. Real-time adjustments during pit stops. The moment when weather […]
Why I Evaluate IT Services Like Products on a Shelf
One way I look at IT is through a product lens. Evaluating each product or service provided as something you’d choose to buy from the store. Sometimes you have options, sometimes there’s only one solution available. This mindset stems from my time as a Product Manager at a digital services company, where I focused on […]
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