# brix (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover brix. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Great AI Arbitrage: making a killing before your client wises up](https://www.dodgycoder.net/2026/03/the-great-ai-arbitrage.html) _2026-03-07 · Dodgy\_Coder · Dodgy Coder_ There is a silent heist happening in the billable hours of every major software agency. We’ve entered a Golden Hour - a brief, high-stakes arbitrage window where the cost of production has cratered, but the price tag remains frozen in 2022. History is littered with these windows. They are defined by Knowledge Asymmetry : the gap between what a client thinks it takes to build a product and the time… ## [The Zombie App Apocalypse](https://www.dodgycoder.net/2026/02/the-zombie-app-apocalypse.html) _2026-02-26 · Dodgy\_Coder · Dodgy Coder_ "Talk is cheap. Show me the code." - Linus Torvalds, 2000 "Code is cheap. Show me the users." - Me, 2026 The Death of the Dev Moat In 2023, if you had a bullshit idea (like a social media app for cats), you still had to find $50,000 or 6 months of your own life to build a prototype. That cost acted as a bullshit filter . In 2026, that filter is gone. Code has become cheap, and the bullshit has… ## [The Zombie App Apocalypse](https://www.dodgycoder.net/2026/02/the-zombie-app-apocalypse.html) _2026-02-26 · noreply@blogger.com (Dodgy\_Coder) · Dodgy Coder_ "Talk is cheap. Show me the code." - Linus Torvalds, 2000 "Code is cheap. Show me the users." - Me, 2026 The Death of the Dev Moat In 2023, if you had a bullshit idea (like a social media app for cats), you still had to find $50,000 or 6 months of your own life to build a prototype. That cost acted as a bullshit filter . In 2026, that filter is gone. Code has become cheap, and the bullshit has… ## [The Trash-to-Cash pipeline: monetizing your garbage](https://www.dodgycoder.net/2026/02/the-trash-to-cash-pipeline-monetizing-your-garbage.html.html) _2026-02-14 · Dodgy\_Coder · Dodgy Coder_ Oshkosh and their AI driven garbage trucks At CES 2026 , Oshkosh Corporation took the stage not just as a vehicle manufacturer, but as a data powerhouse. Their flagship innovation for the "Neighborhood of the Future" is an AI-Powered Contamination Detection system integrated into their refuse and recycling fleets. The stated goal is noble of course - " Landfill Diversion" - by using advanced… ## [United Airlines Chatbot Fail](https://www.dodgycoder.net/2026/02/united-airlines-chatbot-fail.html) _2026-02-06 · Dodgy\_Coder · Dodgy Coder_ AI Agents hooked up directly to the customer over SMS text messaging are a disaster waiting to happen. A chatbot bug had real world consequences for a United Airlines customer last week - their booking got cancelled by mistake. The United Airlines AI Agent gets it wrong over text message The chatbot presented two options: A) Yes, cancel & get a refund B) No, not ready to cancel Pretty simple you'd… ## [The iPhone Triple Zero Meltdown](https://www.dodgycoder.net/2026/02/the-iphone-triple-zero-meltdown.html) _2026-02-02 · Dodgy\_Coder · Dodgy Coder_ The iPhone Triple Zero Meltdown is a textbook example of a safety regression, where a software patch meant to fix a critical vulnerability ends up creating a larger disaster. The incident sent shockwaves through the Australian telecommunications industry and resulted in tens of thousands of people not being able to call Triple Zero / 000 (the Aussie equivalent of US 911 or UK 999). 1. The Goal:… ## [The "Bucket Bumping" problem of airline tickets, and how to minimise your fare](https://www.dodgycoder.net/2026/01/the-bucket-bumping-problem-of-airline-tickets.html) _2026-01-18 · Dodgy\_Coder · Dodgy Coder_ The problem You're booking your next holiday and while checking prices you key in the search for one passenger. When it comes time to make the actual booking, you select the required four passengers for your family, but suddenly the price per ticket rises from $250 to $400! Why it happens Airline booking systems (aka Global Distribution Systems / GDS) cannot split a single booking across "buckets"… ## [Quick Fix Archaeology - 3 famous hacks that changed the world](https://www.dodgycoder.net/2026/01/quick-fix-archaeology-3-famous-hacks-that-changed-the-world.html) _2026-01-15 · Dodgy\_Coder · Dodgy Coder_ We’ve all been there... it’s 2pm on a Friday and you’ve just found a bug that defies logic. You don't have time for a robust architectural solution. You have time for a few lines of code that will do the job. You then tell yourself the biggest lie in software development: I’ll refactor this later. In reality, that temporary hack often ends up becoming the foundation of the entire system. If you… ## [Dark IT Patterns: The Rainy Day Server Pool](https://www.dodgycoder.net/2020/12/dark-it-patterns-the-rainy-day-server-pool.html) _2026-01-12 · Dodgy\_Coder · Dodgy Coder_ Scenario A team finds themselves constantly being delayed due to lengthy internal requisition processes and bureaucracy. Problem Projects are delayed due to internal bureaucracy. Important pieces of hardware and software are waiting on another part of the organisation to requisition them and set them up. How it works Instead of requesting the resources at the point they are needed, the team… ## [Dark IT Patterns: The Fall Guy](https://www.dodgycoder.net/2020/12/dark-it-patterns-the-fall-guy.html) _2026-01-08 · Dodgy\_Coder · Dodgy Coder_ Scenario A valuable customer is hit by a major intractable bug or a serious system limitation with your software. Problem Your company needs 6-8 weeks to resolve it, but the customer is demanding immediate action or else they'll walk away. The plan Get your company an initial 2-4 weeks of time with rounds of meetings and follow up meetings. At the same time, hire a business analyst (or project… ## [Try Before You Buy, Risk-Free (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wCflQDr0MThp) _2026-01-08 · **Sponsored**_ Free trial hosting plus refunds processed in 12-24 hours, guaranteed. ## [Choosing between Flutter and React Native in 2026](https://www.dodgycoder.net/2024/10/choosing-between-flutter-and-react.html) _2026-01-05 · Dodgy\_Coder · Dodgy Coder_ This article summarizes the important factors involved when deciding between the two leading cross platform mobile development frameworks of Google's Flutter and Facebook's React Native . Flutter Advantages ✅ It can design complex UIs which are standardized across Android & iOS resulting in less platform dependent bugs. ✅ Easier to learn for existing mobile developers. ✅ Dart is a fully object… ## [The Art of Developing Software](https://www.dodgycoder.net/2024/10/the-art-of-developing-software.html) _2024-10-05 · Dodgy\_Coder · Dodgy Coder_ The below is taken from an interview conducted at the Computer History Museum in 2004 by Grady Booch . He interviewed early Apple developers Bill Atkinson and Andy Hertzfeld about the development of the original Apple Mac , and in particular MacPaint software. On the art of developing software Grady Booch: So what makes software beautiful for you? Do you care about the beauty of software? Bill… ## [The Art of Developing Software](https://www.dodgycoder.net/2024/10/the-art-of-developing-software.html) _2024-10-05 · noreply@blogger.com (Dodgy\_Coder) · Dodgy Coder_ The below is taken from an interview conducted at the Computer History Museum in 2004 by Grady Booch . He interviewed early Apple developers Bill Atkinson and Andy Hertzfeld about the development of the original Apple Mac , and in particular MacPaint software. On the art of developing software Grady Booch: So what makes software beautiful for you? Do you care about the beauty of software? Bill… ## [Alternative to becoming a Full Stack Developer ... Become a Generalist](https://www.dodgycoder.net/2024/10/alternatives-to-becoming-a-full-stack-developer-become-a-generalist.html) _2024-10-03 · Dodgy\_Coder · Dodgy Coder_ Starting out When you're starting out your career as a software developer, you'll typically get a first role as either a backend or frontend dev, and after a couple of years, gain some experience on the other side to become a full stack developer. Company specific lock in Since every organisation has its own tech stack, a full stack developer in Company A will have a different set of skills than… ## [Which .NET ORM - Dapper or Entity Framework?](https://www.dodgycoder.net/2024/09/which-net-orm-dapper-or-entity-framework.html) _2024-09-29 · Dodgy\_Coder · Dodgy Coder_ Within the .NET ecosystem, two ORMs dominate, the lightweight Dapper (open source) and the fully featured Entity Framework (EF) by Microsoft. Depending on your project's size and requirements, either of these should work well for you, but there are definitely some known cases where each is a better fit. That's what we're discussing in this post. When to use Dapper? Small to medium size projects.…