Software Engineering, AI & Technology

A Small, Grounded Goal: Building Ask Eric, Part 1

Ask Eric is a practical experiment in answering questions from this blog with evidence, boundaries, and an honest limitation response.

From a Working Project to a Release: Building DevIndext, Part 3

The final DevIndext phase is about making a working local CLI and MCP server measurable, recoverable, and ready for real use.

The Index Before the MCP Server: Building DevIndext, Part 2

DevIndext became useful by building a local index and query layer first, then adding MCP as a deliberately thin adapter.

Why Coding Agents Need Better Context: Building DevIndext, Part 1

I built DevIndext to give coding agents focused, local development context without turning a repository into another cloud service.

Where I've Been and Why I'm Excited About AI

A long-overdue update on my evolution through software engineering and engineering leadership—and why AI has made this such an exciting time to build software.