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Last Updated on 2026-06-14 by James Croft If you search solutions architect you get two... The post What is a Solutions Architect (and how can you become one)? appeared first on James Croft .
Turn your Copilot skills into installable plugins. A practical guide for marketplace structure, manifests, and shipping to other engineers. The post From a Skill to a Marketplace: Publishing Copilot CLI Plugins appeared first on James Croft .
Most AI agents are written once. They should evolve the day they frustrate you, through self-reflection and gated self-modification. The post Your AI Agents Should Change When They Frustrate You appeared first on James Croft .
Over the last year, I've had the opportunity to take up a technical team leadership role for a team of software engineers. Discover my journey through our first year together. The post Lessons learned from being a technical team lead appeared first on James Croft .
Estimate image token costs for Azure OpenAI models. Learn how tile and patch tokenization work, and use this calculator to compare models. The post How to Estimate Image Token Costs for Azure OpenAI Models appeared first on James Croft .
Last Updated on 2026-05-04 by James Croft Every AI capability you want to build can... The post Hypothesis-Driven AI Innovation: A Framework for Building Bold Ideas appeared first on James Croft .
Last Updated on 2026-04-27 by James Croft If your .NET solution has more than one... The post Combining Multiple Code Coverage Results in GitHub Actions appeared first on James Croft .
Last Updated on 2026-04-23 by James Croft An evolving perspective. This article is a living... The post Will AI Ever Replace the Need for Developers? appeared first on James Croft .
Last Updated on 2026-06-14 by James Croft If you re maintaining a .NET library, automating your... The post How to build publish NuGet packages with GitHub Actions appeared first on James Croft .
Learn how to structure your codebase for AI coding agents with practical examples showing agents and skills in end-to-end workflows. The post Teaching AI Agents to Work on Your Codebase appeared first on James Croft .