Code Commute

Blowing your budget and getting rate limited both mean you're using more. I'm fine paying when it genuinely helps me do more. But pick a lane: take my money, or rate limit me and make it cheaper. Either way, watch your tool usage. Watch here: youtu.be/NUOAOiT3mAA

Leading With Why Over How as a Software Engineer There's a common pitfall that I see for many software engineers and engineering managers: They lean too hard into the HOW of things and often leave out the WHY. Seems simple enough, right? Let's discuss the impact. Watch it here: bgh.st/pquklh

Could I write the code myself? Yes. Did I have the capacity? No. Some evenings I just couldn't crank out code on my own. Leaning on AI was how I kept making progress while work had me completely swamped. Watch here: youtu.be/NUOAOiT3mAA

Finished Hell Week - Back To The GRIND! (And CrossFit Killed Me) Catch up on Code Commute! We're back! CrossFit kicked my BUTT today, but I'm all done my on-call shift. Here are some updates to catch you up and we'll get into more software engineering topics later in the day! Watch here: bgh.st/swsxm2

I wasn't even coding during the day and still kept hitting rate limits. I maxed my Copilot budget, got limited, switched to Claude, got limited there too. Eventually the only move left was to raise the budget I knew I'd blow. Watch here: youtu.be/NUOAOiT3mAA

Strategies For Getting Unblocked as a Software Engineer A Redditor from Experienced Devs wanted to know how others go about getting unblocked at work so they can be an effective developer. Let's chat through some different strategies! Watch it here: bgh.st/829kbj

More instructions in your agent file isn't always better. Jam every rule for tests and SQL into context and the agent drags all of it into work that has nothing to do with either. That noise can quietly make the output worse. Watch here: youtu.be/NUOAOiT3mAA

How NOT To Network, Get Referrals, And Have Your Resume Reviewed Catch up on Code Commute! The number of messages I get from strangers asking me to review their resume or give them a referral to where I work is pretty remarkable. Personally, I refuse to refer unless I've worked with someone. Here's what I recommend you do instead. Watch here: bgh.st/158r8i

Copilot CLI was the first thing to pull me out of Visual Studio. After a lifetime as a .NET developer living in the IDE, the CLI workflow stuck. What caught me off guard was how fast I hit rate limits. Watch here: youtu.be/NUOAOiT3mAA

They BAILED On Fancy Wednesday (And How To Make On-Call Better) In this video, I share some of my thoughts on developer tooling for making on-call experiences better for software engineers managing live services. Watch it here: bgh.st/7x26oh