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@chrismdp.com post is well worth a read. Rather squashes the idea that AI will give us more than incremental productivity gains.
Related, I'm seeing a trend back to BDUF with GenAI. For complex work, we just don’t know everything upfront. Is why agile/iterative approaches came about
Related, I'm seeing a trend back to BDUF with GenAI. For complex work, we just don’t know everything upfront. Is why agile/iterative approaches came about
July 31, 2025 at 1:51 PM
@chrismdp.com post is well worth a read. Rather squashes the idea that AI will give us more than incremental productivity gains.
Related, I'm seeing a trend back to BDUF with GenAI. For complex work, we just don’t know everything upfront. Is why agile/iterative approaches came about
Related, I'm seeing a trend back to BDUF with GenAI. For complex work, we just don’t know everything upfront. Is why agile/iterative approaches came about
FINAL CALL: "Kill Your Prompts" starts in one hour! Free to join?
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All sign ups get full slides and recording (even if you don't make it)
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July 2, 2025 at 11:55 AM
FINAL CALL: "Kill Your Prompts" starts in one hour! Free to join?
Sign up: chrismdp.com/webinar
All sign ups get full slides and recording (even if you don't make it)
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All sign ups get full slides and recording (even if you don't make it)
You control less of your AI conversation than you think.
(Quite proud of this infographic. Didn't do well on LinkedIn. Perhaps BlueSky users are more discerning?)
(Quite proud of this infographic. Didn't do well on LinkedIn. Perhaps BlueSky users are more discerning?)
June 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
You control less of your AI conversation than you think.
(Quite proud of this infographic. Didn't do well on LinkedIn. Perhaps BlueSky users are more discerning?)
(Quite proud of this infographic. Didn't do well on LinkedIn. Perhaps BlueSky users are more discerning?)
I have recently gone back to Notion after a long break.
Why? MCP. Changes everything.
Why? MCP. Changes everything.
June 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I have recently gone back to Notion after a long break.
Why? MCP. Changes everything.
Why? MCP. Changes everything.
New website (eek): what do you think? www.chrismdp.com
AI That Actually Works, Right Now
Stop stressing about AI possibilities. Start implementing what works today.
www.chrismdp.com
June 19, 2025 at 9:32 AM
New website (eek): what do you think? www.chrismdp.com
Bitten the bullet and paid for Opus and the Claude Max plan for Claude Code.
Jury is out so far on whether it is worth it: trying to be objective on usage and state hypotheses up front.
Jury is out so far on whether it is worth it: trying to be objective on usage and state hypotheses up front.
June 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Bitten the bullet and paid for Opus and the Claude Max plan for Claude Code.
Jury is out so far on whether it is worth it: trying to be objective on usage and state hypotheses up front.
Jury is out so far on whether it is worth it: trying to be objective on usage and state hypotheses up front.
you see this kind of reaction is why I use Claude over ChatGPT 😁 (although I'm already missing the per project memory)
June 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
you see this kind of reaction is why I use Claude over ChatGPT 😁 (although I'm already missing the per project memory)
Whew: more LinkedIn posts scheduled for the next 3 days. It's exhausting coming up with actually good AI content all the time!
June 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Whew: more LinkedIn posts scheduled for the next 3 days. It's exhausting coming up with actually good AI content all the time!
Just tried local MCP servers, again. Bleurgh.
I'm pretty technical and it took an hour to get one of the most popular ones working at all, and then the results were extremely poor.
MCP local is a rabbit hole. Don't bother. Remote, well maintained MCP servers is the way to go.
I'm pretty technical and it took an hour to get one of the most popular ones working at all, and then the results were extremely poor.
MCP local is a rabbit hole. Don't bother. Remote, well maintained MCP servers is the way to go.
June 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Just tried local MCP servers, again. Bleurgh.
I'm pretty technical and it took an hour to get one of the most popular ones working at all, and then the results were extremely poor.
MCP local is a rabbit hole. Don't bother. Remote, well maintained MCP servers is the way to go.
I'm pretty technical and it took an hour to get one of the most popular ones working at all, and then the results were extremely poor.
MCP local is a rabbit hole. Don't bother. Remote, well maintained MCP servers is the way to go.
Brilliant day at London Tech Week and Founder Gathr event. Super tired now, so writeup will have to wait until tomorrow (watch out for it on LinkedIn). Some amazing conversations!
June 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Brilliant day at London Tech Week and Founder Gathr event. Super tired now, so writeup will have to wait until tomorrow (watch out for it on LinkedIn). Some amazing conversations!
Can I have sub-projects in my AI tools, with layers of context please? I want a folder structure, or the ability to write a prompt in multiple projects at once to get all the context
June 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Can I have sub-projects in my AI tools, with layers of context please? I want a folder structure, or the ability to write a prompt in multiple projects at once to get all the context
The thing that sets apart @cursor.com.web.brid.gy from over AI coding IDEs for me is not the agents/prompting: it's the UX. The tiny friction reducers like amazing smart autocomplete, tools in Inline Assist, easy checkpointing, automatic linting fixes, etc.
June 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The thing that sets apart @cursor.com.web.brid.gy from over AI coding IDEs for me is not the agents/prompting: it's the UX. The tiny friction reducers like amazing smart autocomplete, tools in Inline Assist, easy checkpointing, automatic linting fixes, etc.
Just been trying Zed with Gemini 2.5 for coding for a morning.
Takeaways:
Takeaways:
June 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Just been trying Zed with Gemini 2.5 for coding for a morning.
Takeaways:
Takeaways:
Finding more and more I'm just using the main Desktop tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor) rather than feeling like I need to build agents.
Areas in which I want to code against #AI APIs:
- task repetition for multiple files
- critique loops to improve text
- pasting between non-MCP services
Areas in which I want to code against #AI APIs:
- task repetition for multiple files
- critique loops to improve text
- pasting between non-MCP services
June 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Finding more and more I'm just using the main Desktop tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor) rather than feeling like I need to build agents.
Areas in which I want to code against #AI APIs:
- task repetition for multiple files
- critique loops to improve text
- pasting between non-MCP services
Areas in which I want to code against #AI APIs:
- task repetition for multiple files
- critique loops to improve text
- pasting between non-MCP services
Started this great article about AI coding, and I already feel seen. Templates were so exciting in 2002.
fly.io/blog/youre-...
fly.io/blog/youre-...
June 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Started this great article about AI coding, and I already feel seen. Templates were so exciting in 2002.
fly.io/blog/youre-...
fly.io/blog/youre-...
I quite like paying for all of my AI subscriptions monthly.
Every time I see the payment go out, it's a prod to remind me whether or not I'm actually using the thing.
And if I'm not, then I cancel it.
Every time I see the payment go out, it's a prod to remind me whether or not I'm actually using the thing.
And if I'm not, then I cancel it.
June 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I quite like paying for all of my AI subscriptions monthly.
Every time I see the payment go out, it's a prod to remind me whether or not I'm actually using the thing.
And if I'm not, then I cancel it.
Every time I see the payment go out, it's a prod to remind me whether or not I'm actually using the thing.
And if I'm not, then I cancel it.
Hilarious ChatGPT fail I came across: they cached the request too, so retries also failed 🤦♂️
Hype jockeys take note: this tech is still experimental, and can be completely unpredictable.
Hype jockeys take note: this tech is still experimental, and can be completely unpredictable.
June 7, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Hilarious ChatGPT fail I came across: they cached the request too, so retries also failed 🤦♂️
Hype jockeys take note: this tech is still experimental, and can be completely unpredictable.
Hype jockeys take note: this tech is still experimental, and can be completely unpredictable.
Decided I need a different outlet than LinkedIn for social chat. I was posting everything to everything, but I think that doesn't really work.
I think I'm just going to use Twitter and Blue Sky for chat, expect much more ad-hoc posts here, with perhaps more nonsense (you've been warned)
I think I'm just going to use Twitter and Blue Sky for chat, expect much more ad-hoc posts here, with perhaps more nonsense (you've been warned)
June 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Decided I need a different outlet than LinkedIn for social chat. I was posting everything to everything, but I think that doesn't really work.
I think I'm just going to use Twitter and Blue Sky for chat, expect much more ad-hoc posts here, with perhaps more nonsense (you've been warned)
I think I'm just going to use Twitter and Blue Sky for chat, expect much more ad-hoc posts here, with perhaps more nonsense (you've been warned)
Wrapped up the webinar on Prompt Stacking. That was fun!
Lots of Q&A and chat. Sign up to my newsletter to find out when the next one happens: chrismdp.com
Lots of Q&A and chat. Sign up to my newsletter to find out when the next one happens: chrismdp.com
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June 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Wrapped up the webinar on Prompt Stacking. That was fun!
Lots of Q&A and chat. Sign up to my newsletter to find out when the next one happens: chrismdp.com
Lots of Q&A and chat. Sign up to my newsletter to find out when the next one happens: chrismdp.com
Planned out today's 2pm webinar: I'll be showing how to use Prompt Stacking to manage ever more complex codebases and prevent agents going off the rails.
We'll look at:
- The layers of direction (input, RL, hidden, agent, rules, instructions)
We'll look at:
- The layers of direction (input, RL, hidden, agent, rules, instructions)
June 6, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Planned out today's 2pm webinar: I'll be showing how to use Prompt Stacking to manage ever more complex codebases and prevent agents going off the rails.
We'll look at:
- The layers of direction (input, RL, hidden, agent, rules, instructions)
We'll look at:
- The layers of direction (input, RL, hidden, agent, rules, instructions)
DX reports a 1.2x AI productivity boost, but teams are not shipping faster 🤔 I have been mulling their report and honestly it is a bit disappointing. It also felt incongruent to my own experience - but then I thought more abut what's really going on with AI coding.
June 5, 2025 at 11:14 AM
DX reports a 1.2x AI productivity boost, but teams are not shipping faster 🤔 I have been mulling their report and honestly it is a bit disappointing. It also felt incongruent to my own experience - but then I thought more abut what's really going on with AI coding.
I'll be at London Tech Week next Wed 11th! Looking for great conversations on AI-accelerated coding/productivity and building agents. Message me direct and we can grab coffee.
June 5, 2025 at 6:28 AM
I'll be at London Tech Week next Wed 11th! Looking for great conversations on AI-accelerated coding/productivity and building agents. Message me direct and we can grab coffee.
June 4, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Get past the awkward start of AI delegation and unlock real leverage: just start doing it.
You will not find a perfect plan. You just need to begin.
More: chrismdp.com/unlocking-r...
You will not find a perfect plan. You just need to begin.
More: chrismdp.com/unlocking-r...
June 4, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Get past the awkward start of AI delegation and unlock real leverage: just start doing it.
You will not find a perfect plan. You just need to begin.
More: chrismdp.com/unlocking-r...
You will not find a perfect plan. You just need to begin.
More: chrismdp.com/unlocking-r...
“The next action should be the next physical, visible activity that will move the project toward completion.” David Allen (GTD) didn't know how important this would be in the AI age.
June 3, 2025 at 11:13 AM
“The next action should be the next physical, visible activity that will move the project toward completion.” David Allen (GTD) didn't know how important this would be in the AI age.