The Jigsaw Doesn't Make You a Carpenter
After 20 years of fixing computers and building software, most people don't want to build apps. AI doesn't change that.
Aleksandar Grbic
Articles on software engineering, development workflows, and technology.
Latest posts
How to do effective code reviews
A practical guide to cutting Claude Code token usage by 50%+
AI Is Not the Bottleneck. Your Organization Is
Notes from a Copenhagen Claude Code meetup, and why code quality, small PRs, and organizational coherence still matter more than agent tricks.
A feature should carry its own explanation
Feedback
Judgment
A Morning Conversation About Leadership
A conversation with my CTO about why leadership is so hard to write about, and why most leadership advice falls apart the moment you try to use it.
Just Make a Decision
The Offloaded Mind
On learning like an interpreter, handing cognition to capable systems, and what happens when organizations expect speed without room to understand.
We Are the Culture
Culture is not what a company says. It is what people repeat, what leaders reward, and what everyone learns is normal.
Make $5
Takeaway from a Copenhagen founder panel: early go-to-market is less about playbooks and more about finding the first customer willing to pay.