The That Vince Guy journal
Field notes.
On experience, AI, and finding your next chapter in software.
Written for people who still have something they want to build.
Start here.
Three notes for the road ahead.
You’re new to AI. You’re not new to this.
The tools are unfamiliar. The judgment you bring to them has been years in the making. Start there.
Read the noteYour first AI project should be small enough to finish.
One familiar problem, one useful outcome, and a review you can explain. A practical way to get moving.
Read the noteA next chapter doesn’t have to be another career ladder.
Approaching retirement can be a chance to choose a smaller, more personal kind of software work.
Read the noteFrom the archive.
Earlier thoughts on the craft.
The tools sped up. The work still needs you.
A year of faster software tooling did not replace creative passion, pride in the work, or the desire to see people get somewhere.
Read the noteUseful first. Beautiful because it is thoughtful.
A short note on starting from the working day—and why calm software still matters when attention is scarce.
Read the noteA conversation, not a broadcast
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