
The Pareto Trap: Why AI Can't Finish Your Project
LLM coding assistants excel at the easy 80% that takes 20% of the effort. But that leaves the hard 20% that requires 80% of the expertise, and that's where the real engineering happens.
Joe Peterson
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LLM coding assistants excel at the easy 80% that takes 20% of the effort. But that leaves the hard 20% that requires 80% of the expertise, and that's where the real engineering happens.
Joe Peterson

Like the steam engine in John Henry's time, AI coding assistants aren't here to replace developers—they're tools that amplify human capability and create entirely new opportunities. Here's why this technological shift is a transformation, not an extinction.
Joe Peterson

AI coding assistants revolutionize development but leave behind technical debt. VibeAlive helps developers identify and eliminate unused code, dead components, and forgotten API endpoints in Next.js projects.
Joe Peterson
Next.js 16 beta just dropped and it's absolutely wild. Turbopack is finally stable, React Compiler integration, new caching APIs, and breaking changes that will make you rethink how you build React apps. Here's everything that matters from a dev's perspective.
Joe Peterson

Updated October 2025 - From Next.js 15 and the mature App Router to advanced caching strategies and edge computing - here are the battle-tested patterns for building applications that scale to millions of users in 2025.
Joe Peterson

Celebrating Hacktoberfest 2025 with a remarkable personal milestone - launching three open source projects in just three days! Discover VibeAlive, All Your Base64, and the Tezos Rich Preview Discord Bot, all ready for community contributions.
Joe Peterson
Next.js 15 brings React 19, Turbopack stability, Partial Prerendering, and major performance improvements. Here's everything you need to know about upgrading from previous versions.
Joe Peterson

Key insights from 6 years leading technology development at POUND, growing from startup to global fitness brand with millions of users.
Joe Peterson
A retrospective look at how frontend development has evolved over the past decade, and what emerging trends like AI-assisted coding mean for developers.
Joe Peterson

Introducing Unfucker, the groundbreaking utility that's transforming text file repair with a blend of sharp programming prowess and a rebel spirit. Born from a developer's ADHD-inspired coding marathon, it's the community-driven solution to unscramble your data.
Joe Peterson
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