https://mikeveerman.be/blog/ Recent content in Blog on Mike Veerman https://mikeveerman.be/images/og-default.png https://mikeveerman.be/images/og-default.png Hugo -- 0.160.0 en-us Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2026-04-05-ai-is-not-that-expensive-were-just/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2026-04-05-ai-is-not-that-expensive-were-just/ What the testing pyramid can teach us about the future of intelligent workflows. https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2026-03-30-40-days-of-doom/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2026-03-30-40-days-of-doom/ What my autonomous game engine tells us about the future of software development https://mikeveerman.be/blog/madewithlove-2026-03-30-the-artificial-turk-and-our-role-as-software-experts/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/madewithlove-2026-03-30-the-artificial-turk-and-our-role-as-software-experts/ Software experts must balance enthusiasm for generative AI's genuine capabilities with critical scrutiny to prevent unchecked hype from driving poor technical decisions. https://mikeveerman.be/blog/madewithlove-2026-03-26-running-multiple-claude-accounts-without-logging-out/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/madewithlove-2026-03-26-running-multiple-claude-accounts-without-logging-out/ How to manage multiple Claude Code accounts across different machines using Jean-Claude to selectively sync configuration while keeping account-specific data separate. https://mikeveerman.be/blog/madewithlove-2026-03-17-qa-is-the-last-bottleneck/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/madewithlove-2026-03-17-qa-is-the-last-bottleneck/ As software development feedback loops accelerate toward minutes, quality assurance remains the final bottleneck where human judgment is still required. https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2026-02-21-daily-doom-fighting-demons-and-software/ Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2026-02-21-daily-doom-fighting-demons-and-software/ An experiment in fully autonomous software development https://mikeveerman.be/blog/madewithlove-2026-02-19-why-ai-will-not-kill-open-source/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/madewithlove-2026-02-19-why-ai-will-not-kill-open-source/ Open source will survive the rise of AI coding agents — it represents a creative human endeavor that AI tools themselves depend upon. https://mikeveerman.be/blog/2026-02-18-agentcraft-review/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/2026-02-18-agentcraft-review/ A deep dive into Agentcraft, a Warcraft-inspired IDE that lets you manage a legion of coding agents simultaneously https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2026-02-14-ai-writing-is-terrible-except-for/ Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2026-02-14-ai-writing-is-terrible-except-for/ Why we should use LLM context to write technical articles. https://mikeveerman.be/blog/github-2026-02-14-jean-claude/ Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/github-2026-02-14-jean-claude/ A companion CLI for syncing your Claude Code configuration — CLAUDE.md, settings, hooks, and skills — across all your machines using Git. https://mikeveerman.be/blog/github-2026-02-12-cli-agent-benchmark/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/github-2026-02-12-cli-agent-benchmark/ 4 AI agents build Hello World in Java with TDD, DDD, BDD and hexagonal architecture. The results are magnificent enterprise-grade atrocities. https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2026-02-07-why-inference-will-get-dirt-cheap/ Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2026-02-07-why-inference-will-get-dirt-cheap/ 5 forces that will make AI inference ubiquitous https://mikeveerman.be/blog/github-2026-02-06-cauli-quest/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/github-2026-02-06-cauli-quest/ A tiny browser platformer where a cauliflower risks it all for carrot-based glory. Built with vanilla JavaScript and AI-generated assets. https://mikeveerman.be/blog/github-2026-02-06-tool-calling-benchmark/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/github-2026-02-06-tool-calling-benchmark/ Benchmarking small open-weight models on a $1,000 laptop to see which ones know when to use tools — and when not to. https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2026-01-31-living-with-an-artificial-psychopath/ Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2026-01-31-living-with-an-artificial-psychopath/ How a dangerous little gremlin will change our everyday life. https://mikeveerman.be/blog/madewithlove-2026-01-28-on-the-imminent-retirement-of-the-keyboard/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/madewithlove-2026-01-28-on-the-imminent-retirement-of-the-keyboard/ By 2030, software engineers will abandon traditional coding in IDEs to instead use AI agents as navigators, fundamentally transforming how code gets written. https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2026-01-26-burning-leds-vs-picking-flowers/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2026-01-26-burning-leds-vs-picking-flowers/ Why Vibe Coding is hard for dreamers and 3 tips to get better at it. https://mikeveerman.be/blog/github-2026-01-17-claude-after-dark/ Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/github-2026-01-17-claude-after-dark/ Using Claude Code to drive Gemini's image generation for consistent animated sprites, recreating the classic Flying Toasters screensaver. https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2026-01-13-agents-are-getting-creative-and-devs/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2026-01-13-agents-are-getting-creative-and-devs/ I didn’t ask for this. I got it anyway. https://mikeveerman.be/blog/github-2026-01-12-neonvoid/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/github-2026-01-12-neonvoid/ A retro arcade shooter where Claude Code wrote all the game code and DALL-E generated every sprite. No human code written. https://mikeveerman.be/blog/madewithlove-2025-11-06-what-will-the-state-of-ai-be-like-by-this-time-next-year/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/madewithlove-2025-11-06-what-will-the-state-of-ai-be-like-by-this-time-next-year/ Predictions about AI development over the coming year — CLI agents will dominate, AI generators will become standard, and LLM improvements will plateau. https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2025-10-13-lovable-is-no-longer-a-toy/ Mon, 13 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2025-10-13-lovable-is-no-longer-a-toy/ Adventures in vibe coding non-trivial apps. https://mikeveerman.be/blog/madewithlove-2025-08-05-smart-is-not-enough/ Tue, 05 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/madewithlove-2025-08-05-smart-is-not-enough/ Organizations should evaluate AI tools based on compliance, community support, and team management capabilities — not just productivity gains. https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2025-07-10-blind-vibe-coding-lessons-from-working/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2025-07-10-blind-vibe-coding-lessons-from-working/ Can Claude write code I don't understand? https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2025-07-03-the-future-of-ai-powered-product/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2025-07-03-the-future-of-ai-powered-product/ Please stop autogenerating requirement documents https://mikeveerman.be/blog/github-2025-06-25-undercover-agent/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/github-2025-06-25-undercover-agent/ An experiment in using AI code agents to write all the missing unit tests for an existing codebase. Let's take code coverage to 100%. https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2025-06-24-why-vibe-coding-wont-replace-engineers/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2025-06-24-why-vibe-coding-wont-replace-engineers/ Non-techies just don't want to arm wrestle the machine https://mikeveerman.be/blog/madewithlove-2025-06-10-pricing-strategies-in-the-era-of-ai/ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/madewithlove-2025-06-10-pricing-strategies-in-the-era-of-ai/ Traditional hourly billing is broken for software agencies — AI enables faster development while introducing new costs, necessitating value-based pricing. https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2025-05-19-from-0-to-319-in-25-minutes-and-263/ Mon, 19 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2025-05-19-from-0-to-319-in-25-minutes-and-263/ An experiment in getting LLMs to write the tests we never had time for. https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2025-04-29-vibe-coding-on-an-airplane/ Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2025-04-29-vibe-coding-on-an-airplane/ What can we build when our AI doesn't need internet access? https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2025-04-13-privacy-sensitive-ai/ Sun, 13 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2025-04-13-privacy-sensitive-ai/ Dataleaks in the age of Cursor https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2025-04-03-ai-agents-are-not-going-to-kill-your/ Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2025-04-03-ai-agents-are-not-going-to-kill-your/ A prediction on where the SaaS and AI landscape is headed. https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2025-04-01-news-at-elevenlabs/ Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2025-04-01-news-at-elevenlabs/ An auto-generated news show as a morning brief. https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2025-03-31-who-wants-an-automated-podcast-bro/ Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2025-03-31-who-wants-an-automated-podcast-bro/ A more convenient and engaging alternative to your company blog? https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2025-03-29-jeeeez-not-another-ai-newsletter/ Sat, 29 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/substack-2025-03-29-jeeeez-not-another-ai-newsletter/ Adventures in multi-modal AI to inspire those who don't write software for a living. https://mikeveerman.be/blog/madewithlove-2024-11-11-do-we-even-need-a-moat/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/madewithlove-2024-11-11-do-we-even-need-a-moat/ Not all products require a technical moat — customer-focused SaaS solutions don't need proprietary AI if they solve real business problems. https://mikeveerman.be/blog/madewithlove-2023-10-18-how-ai-will-replace-pair-programming/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/madewithlove-2023-10-18-how-ai-will-replace-pair-programming/ AI coding assistants are advancing rapidly and will eventually replace human pair programmers, though they currently lag in mentoring and knowledge transfer. https://mikeveerman.be/blog/madewithlove-2022-12-08-chatgpt-and-the-future-of-software-specs/ Thu, 08 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://mikeveerman.be/blog/madewithlove-2022-12-08-chatgpt-and-the-future-of-software-specs/ Rather than generating code directly, generative AI could be more effectively used to create better software specifications and requirements documentation.