Leading into the [AI Engineer event in San Francisco](https://www.ai.engineer/worldsfair/2026), I’m looking forward to having my mind blown. That being said, I’m also compelled to think deeply about how we actually get things done in today’s software development landscape. There is competitive pres...
Read articleWelcome to the first edition of the AI Engineer World’s Fair newspaper! On behalf of the organizing team, I’m delighted to welcome you to AI Engineer World’s Fair 2026, and to thank MLH and DEV for helping make this newspaper possible. There are multiple personal full-circle moments here for me. ...
Read articleyou've felt it. you type a prompt, hit send, and the response starts streaming in under a second. smooth. instant. you feel like you're thinking out loud with a machine. then the next day — same model, same prompt — you wait. three seconds. five. the cursor blinks. nothing. then it all comes at on...
Read articleI have been writing about AI for quite a while now, but this is probably the first time I genuinely do not know what to think. Not because the technology has suddenly slowed down, but because the rules of the game may be changing. I wanted to write something lighter today, but I feel like I have to...
Read articleHi everyone, I've been rarely posting on dev, or even being active at all. I've started thinking about it seriously. > btw post was unstructured. I don't have the time or editorial skills, so this isn't a perfect novel, but rather raw thinking✌ I actually started my journey 8 months ago. It all st...
Read article--- title: I built an AI Chrome extension with zero backend cost — here's the exact architecture published: true tags: chrome, javascript, ai, webdev --- You want to add AI to your Chrome extension. The obvious path: spin up a Node.js server, hold a master API key, charge users monthly, eat the AI...
Read article*How I built a gamified, infinite-scroll video installation for the TIAT "Slop Epistemologies" exhibition—and optimized heavy web media to run smoothly on a $15 single-board computer.* --- ` call, and crossed fingers. The current pattern uses none of those.* If you've ever tested webhook integrations, this probably sounds familiar. Start your local application. Launch ngrok. Copy the temporary URL into the third-party a...
Read articleI am going to start with a number most people will not say out loud. **1,200 applications.** That is how many jobs I applied to over 3 to 4 months trying to switch from a service-based company to a product-based one. I had spreadsheets, saved searches, and browser tabs I kept telling myself I woul...
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