Total Cost of Ownership
Planning for the Real Cost of AI in Engineering
Topic
AI
A collection of 11 issues
Treat Skills as Code
Agent skills are the most portable tool in agentic engineering. Time to give them the quality discipline they deserve.
Context Engineering for AI-Assistant Development
A four-layer approach to organizing project knowledge, tools, hooks, and skills so they work across AI coding tools without maintaining parallel configs.
AI-Assisted Reviews with GitHub Copilot
In my last article, I argued that engineering teams should fix the review process before scaling code generation. AI review tools won’t solve the capacity problem, but they handle what humans struggle to sustain: speed, consistency, and pattern recognition.
This is the practical follow-up. Copilot code review has added
Signal Check: February 13, 2026
This week's signal in AI and engineering
AI-assisted Code Reviews
Improve the Review Bottleneck Before Scaling Code Generation
The Critical Thinking Paradox
AI erodes the very skills needed for success
MCPs, Agents, Skills. Oh My!
Understanding the emerging ecosystem of LLM building blocks
Avoiding the AI Complexity Cliff
Managing scope in AI-assisted development
AI Reality Check
The Forces Challenging the Future of AI