by diamonie_wp | Feb 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
AI coding tools are everywhere, promising a revolution in software engineering. Some say they’ll replace developers, or make us 10x more productive. The truth? AI is a fantastic prototyping tool, an accelerator of work, but it doesn’t engineer. (caption)...
by josko de boer | Dec 2, 2025 | AI, AWS, Azure, GCP
by josko de boer | Apr 22, 2025 | AI, Software Engineering
Vibe coding: Faster code or faster mistakes? Developer spaces are buzzing with a new term: vibe coding. It refers to the growing habit of writing code not line-by-line, but by prompting a large language model (LLM) to do the heavy lifting. The name was coined by...
by josko de boer | Nov 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
Data platforms have been relying on columnar storage for a while, but is it sufficient to meet modern standards? The demands of scalability, flexibility, and governance call for more than just columnar storage (e.g. Parquet). Apache Iceberg has growing momentum and...
by josko de boer | Oct 8, 2024 | Software Engineering, Tech
We’ve all heard the rumors that we – the developers – will be replaced by genAI soon. The layoffs in recent years have been concerning to say the least. In this blog post, I’ll introduce you to cursor AI and draw my own conclusions regarding my...
by josko de boer | Oct 6, 2024 | AWS, Azure, GCP, Tech
Don’t use redshift, use Athena. I’ve noticed that most data engineers will opt for Redshift, the (familiar) AWS native solution, without thinking about giving its alternatives a chance. Redshift is one of the first cloud data warehouse services. Compared to...
