Have you ever caught yourself missing that spark you felt the first time code you wrote leapt off the screen and did something cool? I have. So I traced it back to its roots and wrote about why our craft still matters, even as AI types for us. annievella.com/posts/the-he...

This is wild Spain blocking possibly 75% of all internet traffic - as most of it proxies through Cloudflare, and they blocked CF IPs Also blocking all of Vercel right now Shows how strange court orders aimed to shut down select few sites can take down most of the internet in the country…

Does anyone remember Teddy Ruxpin? It was one of my favourite toys when I was a little girl. I can’t help but wonder what a Gen AI version of Teddy Ruxpin might be like. Is anyone working on this? 🤔 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_R...

The most important role of a software engineer in the age of AI coding tools is becoming: Be a GREAT code reviewer. Spot mistakes in the generated code. Reject it / fix it to make it work correctly. How do companies interview for this skillset? You won't like it but:

I've been doing a bunch of reading about the impact AI coding tools are having on software developers. Here are 9 essential articles on the topic: leaddev.com/leadership/t...

What an honour to be quoted by @charity.wtf! This was a heartfelt piece that I’d been meaning to write for a while. I’m grateful it resonates with so many. annievella.com/posts/the-so...

Ever tried fixing a system only to have it push back? That’s the SDLC. Optimise one part, and new constraints pop up elsewhere. With AI coding assistants speeding up dev, we’re seeing new challenges emerge. Where are you feeling the pushback? annievella.com/posts/the-sd...

Learning to use an AI coding assistant takes hands-on experience and deliberate practice like any other skill - but it’s so worth it! Read about my experiences using Windsurf over the last 2 months - annievella.com/posts/what-i...

Sharing my fascination with and experience building an agentic AI while using an agentic IDE: annievella.com/posts/agents...

My first post on here! We say "AI won't replace engineers - we do more than code" yet created "Product Engineer" for those who actually do those things. My research shows 78% of engineers now code less with AI. Time to reclaim what software engineering means. annievella.com/posts/dear-s...