Productivity

After running MCP servers in my daily workflow for months, here’s what’s genuinely useful versus what sounded great in a demo and quietly disappeared from my setup.

In 3 months my team evaluated 6 AI coding tools, switched primary tools twice, and lost an estimated over 100 engineer-hours to setup, configuration, and relearning. I finally enforced a 90-day moratorium on tool changes. Here’s what I learned about the real cost of chasing the next shiny AI tool.

AI isn’t just for writing code. Here’s how I use it for 1:1s, planning, documentation, and the other 60% of a tech lead’s job.

A practical guide to using AI for code review — what actually works, what doesn’t, and where human judgment still matters.

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

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.

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