Software and business articles by Ovid
Most systems to write code with AI use "AI-driven engineering." That lets the AI make too many decisions and this has led to the proliferation of "AI slop." This article introduces a free online-training I am offering to teach "engineering-led AI" using PAAD (https://github.com/Ovid/paad). You can still take advantage of AI, but now you have control of quality instead…
We are finally getting to the point where we can write excellent software with AI, but only if you put engineering first. This article explains how.
Code production was never the bottleneck in software development. This is why making it cheap doesn't do what the replacement narrative claims it does.
I set out on a year-long quest to find out if we can really use AI to write production-quality code. I assumed the answer was no. I was wrong.
The arXiv Explorer uses a novel recursive language model technique to allow you to use a normal AI-chat to query megabytes of arXiv documents at a time.
Despite claims to the contrary, AI is generating strong real-world value and it is easy to demonstrate.
AI has entered an era similar to the internet near the end of 1996. Basic use cases were solid, advanced use cases were not, and money was flushed down the toilet.
Perplexity.ai has unveiled their own version of Deep Research. Let's investigate the first AI Winter.
There's been a lot of talk about AGI coming soon, but there are some strong reasons to think this isn't true.
OpenAI has released the new ChatGPT o1, removing the previous o1-preview model. Is it any good?
Many prompt engineering tricks are becoming a thing of the past, but there are still some areas where they shine.
Vector databases are amazing, but there are few options with Perl. If you use PostgreSQL, now you have one.
I have updated my previous work with Claude to dramatically improve a Javascript game.
Tired of people sending you pseudo-science articles, or 'opinion' pieces by biased journalists? AI can actually help.
Many people don't write alt tags for images, or they write bad ones. However, these are crucial for people using screenreaders to understand the image. AI can make this easier.
Wardley Maps are an amazing business tool for planning, but you can suffer information overload when you read about them online. Read this quickstart to get up and running with them.
Many people are upset that AI is 'learning' from their work and producing derivative content. Should they be?
Agile is getting a bad rap. It's not agile who's at fault, it's the agile industrial complex.
I've often noted that many objections to object-oriented programming go away if the objects are immutable. But sometimes, you want them to be mutable.
The OpenAPI::Client::OpenAI module is very low-level. We show how to write a wrapper around it for a clean interface with production code.
I played with the new Claude Sonnet 3.5 AI and build a Javascript game.
Given the current worries about AI, people are worried about losing their jobs to it. You probably won't. Yet.
I'm still regularly amazed at how many developers dismiss Copilot and ChatGPT as 'stochastic parrots.' These parrots are much smarter than they think.
There are many mistakes people make with microservices. Starting with them is a big one.
Advocates and adversaries of microservices pitch their points of view. Let's look at both.
I hate discussing type systems with people, so let this be a lesson for you.
Corinna is finally going into the Perl core. Here is a bit about the process.
Using Perl and OpenSky Network data to track Elon Musk's plane
I've started using Github Copilot. Color me impressed.
All Around the World started ten years ago as a Perl consultancy. We've grown quite a bit since then.
With the new Corinna object system coming to Perl, many people are wondering what the future looks like for the language.
I was recently humbled when I converted some code to Corinna and Corinna's constraints showed the design flaws in my code.
One of the best things to come out of the DevOps movement is the promotion of feature switches. Let's discuss best practices.
Demonstrating the current state of the Perl Corinna OOP project by implementing a simple cache
I recently had an issue in a code review where developers disagreed about naming, but it was a subtle trap.
Inheritance has been problematic in object-oriented programming for over five decades. We will explore why.
MooseX::Extended provides safe defaults, best practices, and useful features for Moose.
At https://allaroundtheworld.fr/, we are often fixing common issues in object-oriented code. This is a practical guide for resolving them.
You can find many articles explaining with OOP is bad. It's not, but you need to understand the problems.
Modern object-oriented programming is a far cry from what Dr. Alan Kay, the inventor of the term, intended. Are microservices the closer?
Perl developers tend to think in terms of classical logic, but Perl fits constructive logic better.
People keep asking why the Perl language doesn't just drag the Moose module into the core for object-oriented programming. Buckle up, this will be a long trip ...
Consistency can be a hallmark of great language design. My Corinna OO project for Perl falls short of this.
Slot/attribute builders in OO languages can be dangerous if you can inherit them.
It's easy to get test databases wrong. Here's a nasty hack I did for a software test to make it easier to get the test database right.
I’m building a new object-oriented system to ship with the Perl language. It tries to default to immutable objects. Why is that?
This is the dead-easy git workflow used by All Around the World. Github repo included.
In the Tau Station MMORPG, we have hideously complex software requirements that are very easy to manage. This article explains how you can do it to.
Many people are now working from home for the first time. It can be challenging, but here are some tips to make it easier.
When I get called in to fix a client's software, I find that most large codebases have common errors. Here are some of them and how to avoid them.