cgardens

Of Course This Blog is Written by AI

Because “never published” to “done in 15 minutes” is an infinity percent improvement

Jan 24 • charles

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Building a High Velocity Engineering Culture

Because speed improves every other metric

Jan 23 • charles

What the AI Debate Gets Wrong About Progress

Because transition costs are asymmetric

Jan 22 • charles

Moving Beyond Execution-Based Engineering Scaling

Because AI types faster than you and doesn’t need a lunch break

Jan 21 • charles

RTO: From Religion to Systems Design

Because holy wars make bad operating principles

Jan 15 • charles

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December 2025

Unlocking Ephemeral Testing with Generative AI: Part Two

Because zero marginal cost reshapes what tests are even for

Dec 4, 2025 • charles

The Fleeting Life of an LLM

Because someone had to anthropomorphize them

Dec 2, 2025 • charles

November 2025

Unlocking Ephemeral Testing with Generative AI: Part One

Because sometimes the best tests are the ones you leave behind

Nov 28, 2025 • charles

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Definitive Guide to AI Slop

Because someone had to set the record straight

Nov 1, 2025 • charles

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September 2022

Tool for the Job

Choosing a blogging platform

Sep 11, 2022 • charles

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Coming soon

This is cgardens, a blog about tech, intellectual honesty, etc.

Sep 11, 2022 • charles