The Blog
Writing on agentic AI.
Practical, honest pieces on building and designing agentic AI systems. Field notes from production work, written for engineers, architects, and technology leaders.
- May 24 2026
Best Agentic AI Books in 2026: An Honest Engineer's Shortlist
A short, opinionated reading list for engineers learning agentic AI in 2026. Why so few agentic-AI books exist yet, and which adjacent ones actually hold up.
- May 24 2026
Build an AI Agent From Scratch in Python, No Framework
Build a real AI agent in about 150 lines of Python with no framework. Just the agent loop, two tools, memory and bounded autonomy, explained line by line.
- May 24 2026
ReAct vs Plan-and-Execute: Which Agent Pattern, and How to Explain It in an Interview
The two patterns most agentic interviews ask about. What each one actually does, when each one is right, and the hybrid most production systems end up using.
- May 23 2026
What is agentic AI? A plain definition, and when not to use it
Agentic AI in plain English: what it is, how it differs from a chatbot, one worked example, and the cases where it is the wrong tool for the job.
- May 22 2026
RAG vs Agents: The Interview Question Candidates Get Wrong
RAG and agents are not competing alternatives. They operate at different layers and compose. Why the question is a category error, and what agentic RAG is.
- May 20 2026
Agentic AI Glossary: 40 Terms, Plainly Defined
Forty core agentic AI terms in plain language, from the agent loop and tool calling to memory, guardrails and MCP. A reference you can scan or cite.
- May 15 2026
GitHub Copilot in 2026: A Practical Learning Guide for Developers
A guide to the GitHub Copilot ecosystem in 2026: plans, assisted and agentic workflows, the CLI, MCP, enterprise governance, and what is already obsolete.
- May 11 2026
Agentic Coding Is Real. Here is the Mental Model Every Leader, Engineer, and Recruiter Needs in 2026
A vendor-neutral mental model of agentic coding: what changed, AGENTS.md, modes of autonomy, the MCP stack, and the principles that have held up.
- Jan 23 2026
Sharing My AWS Certified Generative AI Developer (AIP-C01) Prep Notes
Architecture-focused prep notes for the AWS Certified Generative AI Developer (AIP-C01) exam: Bedrock, RAG, agents, guardrails, evaluation and exam traps.