experiments and explorations at the intersection of AI, software engineering, and creative technology.http://dannypeck.com/http://dannypeck.com/the-collapsed-seriesSun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500 There's something profoundly different about music designed to disappear into the background. Not background music in the dismissive sense, but sound that becomes part of the air you breathe, the tho...http://dannypeck.com/the-inflection-pointFri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500 We're one good software iteration away from engineering getting sliced right out of the SDLC.I don't say that lightly. I've been neck-deep in these models since ...http://dannypeck.com/ai-intensifies-workMon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500 I read this HBR piece this morning and it resonated with me immediately. The headline says it all: AI Doesn't Reduce Work. It Intens...http://dannypeck.com/the-joy-of-writing-codeTue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500 A few days ago I wrote about imposter syndrome and the evolution of what it means to be a developer, where I talked about the importance of shifting our ...http://dannypeck.com/ai-imposter-syndromeThu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500 "As my AI usage goes up my imposter syndrome goes up. Also you lose the sense of pride, right? I mean I used to be so proud of myself when I figured out something tricky and now I can just give tha...http://dannypeck.com/ava-bot-architecture-updateThu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500 It's been a wild few months building out Ava, my Telegram assistant. I wanted to share where things stand, what I've learned, and some patterns that have really paid off.This is a follow-up to my e...http://dannypeck.com/grappling-with-aiThu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500 I just finished watching Mo Gawdat on Diary of a CEO, and I have not been able to stop thinking about it.If you do not know Mo, he was the Chief Business Officer at Google X. He is not some random ...http://dannypeck.com/the-agents-are-socializingSun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500 We've crossed another threshold, and I'm not sure we noticed when it happened.Somewhere in early 2026, an open-source project called OpenClaw (or Clawbot, o...http://dannypeck.com/the-efficiency-trapSat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500 When the tools work too wellThere's a quote buried in [the latest Ars Technica piece](https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/developers-say-ai-coding-tools-wor...http://dannypeck.com/ava-architectureThu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500 41KB of Code, Infinite PotentialMeet Ava. My personal AI assistant that doesn't just respond to commands, but actively manages, modifies, and evolves itsel...http://dannypeck.com/when-the-ai-goes-downSat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500 From code producer to system orchestratorThe AI crashed. Your coding assistant hit its rate limit. The autocomplete stopped suggesting. And suddenly, you're back to writing code at "mortal" speed...