Hey, friend!

OOooo boy, I'm working on something I'm really having a ton of fun building.

I keep having guests on Pragmatic AI who talk about using AI to build apps in technologies they don't know yet. So when I had an idea for an app in a technology I've always wanted to know, I figured I'd try it out.

I prompt and I read all the code before committing. I'm building much faster than I would if I was learning it from scratch. Upside: More satisfaction. Downside: Comprehension is good, but my ability to reproduce this code is pretty low. My ability to review it and make sure it's done *right* is also pretty low.

It's a fun experiment. I definitely see the value here. 

But more importantly, I'm having so much fun programming this thing. I cannot wait to share it with you all in the next few months. You'll definitely laugh at me, but it'll also be a lot of fun. 

 

What Else?

Laravel Podcast

  • s7e22: The Future of Laravel Partnerships with Dave Hicking
  • s7e23: Design Engineering at Laravel: Jason Beggs on Building Laravel Cloud

Tighten Blog

  • I broke production. What now?
  • Dreaming Bigger With AI - Aaron Francis
  • AI's Impact on Open Source Funding
  • The Education Business in an AI World
  • How AI Is Changing Writing and Creative Work
  • Under the Hood: How Blaze Speeds Up Blade Templates
  • A Pragmatic Look at AI and LLMs in Software Development Workflows
  • What Even Is “AI”? Defining Key Terms in Plain Language
  • Why Developers Should – and Shouldn’t – Use LLMs in Our Development
  • How to Expertly Use LLMs in Development Workflows
  • How Will LLMs Transform Us? AI as a Tool in the Future of Development

Matt Stauffer YouTube

  • Readthrough: A Pragmatic Look at AI and LLMs in Software Development Workflows
  • Readthrough: What Even Is “AI”? Defining Key Terms in Plain Language
  • Readthrough: Why Developers Should – and Shouldn’t – Use LLMs in Our Development
  • Readthrough: How to Expertly Use LLMs in Development Workflows
  • Readthrough: How Will LLMs Transform Us? AI as a Tool in the Future of Development

Pragmatic AI Podcast

  • How AI Is Changing Writing and Creative Work
  • Understanding, and Automating, Business with AI
  • Beyond “Spicy Autocomplete”: What AI Models Actually Do
  • The Nexus of Technology & Theology
  • Advocating for more AI Governance
  • Creating AI Workflows for Designers
  • Kent C. Dodds on MCP and How Product Engineering Might Outlast Coding

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  • I've now had five people tell me limiting @pragmaticaifm  to 45 minutes is the wrong decision Mayyyybe I push it to an hour limit? (Tweet w/ Screenshot)

  • I've helped several people trying to get tech jobs in the last few years. It's *hard* out there, and IMHO AI is only making it harder. I hate it, and want to help lead companies to invest in more entry-level folks, but agree with Taylor: If you're looking to break in... build! (Quote Tweet)

  • I'm so grateful @jeffrey_way  was willing to invest in sharing this all for free. In case you haven't checked it out yet--I shared enough in here that it made me very nervous I was sharing all the secret sauce. But now that I've shared it, you might as well get the goodies! (Quote Tweet)

  • Most content about AI is either practical (how to use it) or hypothetical (AGI TOMORROW). We tried to write something that would be *informational*. What even is AI? Why should and shouldn't we use it? Broad strokes how to use it in dev? And what's its future? Take a look. (Quote Tweet)

  • Hey that's meeeeeeeee! (Quote Tweet)

  • THIS is why I'm excited about joining the board of @ThePHPF! (Quote Tweet)

  • WE'RE BACK, BABYYY!!!! Also out on YouTube if you want to see our beautiful faces! https://youtube.com/watch?v=poUvj8wRw_Y&t=3324s (Quote Tweet)

  • OK! My first YouTube video in 2 years! I made 5 videos for the 5 posts in our "Pragmatic Look at AI in Software Dev" series. In each I simply read the post out loud. I have *no idea* if people will like this. LMK what you think! Dropping 1 each day. (Tweet)

That's it for now!

Until next time...

Your friend,
Matt Stauffer