Building an AI-Powered Development Workflow from Scratch

A complete walkthrough of integrating AI into every phase of software development — from planning to deploy. What works, what doesn’t, and the workflow I’ve settled on.

January 20, 2026 · 13 min · Zidane

10 AI Coding Assistant Tips That Actually Save Me Hours Every Week

Practical AI coding assistant tips from a Tech Lead who uses them daily. No fluff — just real workflows that work with Claude Code, Copilot Chat, Cursor, and similar tools.

January 17, 2026 · 9 min · Zidane

AI-Assisted Incident Response: A Practical Playbook

How we integrated AI into our incident response process — what accelerated resolution and what made things worse.

January 15, 2026 · 12 min · Zidane

AI Tools That Actually Help Remote Engineering Teams

Not another list of productivity apps. These are the AI workflows that genuinely improve async communication, code review, and sprint planning for distributed teams.

January 12, 2026 · 19 min · Zidane

The AI Tools I Actually Use as a Tech Lead (2026 Edition)

Not a listicle of 50 tools you’ll never try. These are the 7 AI tools I use daily as a Tech Lead managing engineers and data scientists.

January 8, 2026 · 4 min · Zidane

Using AI to Onboard New Engineers 2x Faster

We cut our engineering onboarding time from 6-8 weeks to about 3 weeks. AI wasn’t the only factor, but it was the biggest one.

January 6, 2026 · 12 min · Zidane

How I Write Technical Documents 3x Faster with AI

Practical templates and prompts for writing RFCs, ADRs, runbooks, and other technical documents with AI assistance.

January 3, 2026 · 17 min · Zidane

AI Pair Programming in 2026: A Practical Guide

How to use AI as a genuine pair programming partner — workflow design, prompting strategies, and when to ditch the AI and think for yourself.

December 22, 2025 · 18 min · Zidane

GitHub Copilot in 2026: Is It Still Worth $19/Month?

GitHub Copilot was the first AI coding tool most of us used. With Cursor, Claude Code, and others now available, is it still worth paying for?

December 20, 2025 · 5 min · Zidane

How AI Transformed Our Sprint Planning (Lessons from 6 Months)

We’ve been using AI to assist with sprint planning for six months. Some things worked surprisingly well. Others were a waste of time.

December 18, 2025 · 14 min · Zidane