Tools
Hands-on guides to specific tools, platforms, and engineering patterns. The technical layer beneath strategy and governance.
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Production Architectures for Agentic AI: Microsoft, Google, and AWS Compared
The hyperscalers have spoken. Microsoft, Google, and AWS have each published production reference architectures for agentic AI. The naming differs, the services differ, but the underlying patterns are remarkably similar. This matters because it signals where enterprise AI is heading and what…
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Building Claude Code Skills: What I Have Learned So Far
In my last newsletter, I shared Career Helper, a Claude skill for job seekers. I mentioned I'd follow up with what I've learned from building 50+ skills. This is that follow-up. I've been building with Claude Code since its launch in February 2025. When Anthropic formalised the skills feature in…
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Giving Back: A Claude Skill for Job Seekers
I don't know why, but January is often a forced career transition moment, so it seems now is a good time to subvert the newsletter to talk about this Claude skill. It's a pretty useful demonstration of what you can do with a skill, making use of all sorts of techniques. Next newsletter, I will…
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Better ChatGPT 5.1 Prompt Writing
All of the Major providers have cook books, or prompt writing guides. With the release of chatGPT 5.1 there are a few changes you can make to when you are creating prompts to get better results out of it. I know this looks a little alien, and is a bit more effort. Do I use these approaches all of…
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Old Rules for New Tools: Engineering Principles That Make Agents Work
We are rushing to a development pattern where multi-agent systems, collections of autonomous yet collaborating AI entities, are becoming increasingly critical to business operations. As organisations race to implement these powerful new tools, the question facing CTOs and engineering leaders is…
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Reimagining Software Delivery: One Human, Many AI Agents
Introduction: A Vision of Future Development The intersection of software development and AI agents presents an area ripe for exploration and innovation. Traditional governance practices, often designed for human-centric workflows, demand reimagining in an era where AI teams can handle operational…