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Ashley Childress

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I Stopped Reviewing AI-Written Code

What happened when I let Google Gemini build the UI and judged outcomes instead of diffs

Mar 4

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Mar 4

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Waiting, With Intent: AI Orchestration, Context Limits, and Trust Before Speed

A five-to-ten year view on why context breaks first, why orchestration is inevitable, and why speed only shows up after trust is earned.

Jan 14

Waiting, With Intent: AI Orchestration, Context Limits, and Trust Before Speed

Jan 14

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AI Isn’t Magic. It’s a System—and I Treat It Like One

Practical rules, hard boundaries, and validation loops for keeping your coding assistant useful, not chaotic.

Dec 17, 2025

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Dec 17, 2025

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Can We Set the Record Straight?

AI, Content, and a Bit of Sanity 🙏

Sep 7, 2025

Can We Set the Record Straight?

Sep 7, 2025

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How I Blog with Bots

You Can Still Blame Me

Jul 13, 2025

How I Blog with Bots

Jul 13, 2025

When the Spark Stalls on the Tracks

I stopped treating my ADHD spark cycle like burnout—they aren’t the same thing.

Dec 4, 2025

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Dec 4, 2025

Top 10 GitHub Copilot Updates You Actually Need to Know About 💥

Practical notes on Copilot changes that impact daily developer workflows.

Nov 5, 2025

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Nov 5, 2025

Copilot Premium Requests

More Than Asked, Exactly What You Need 💸

Oct 22, 2025

Copilot Premium Requests

Oct 22, 2025

Did AI Erase Attribution?

Your Git History Is Missing a Co-Author

Oct 15, 2025

Did AI Erase Attribution?

Oct 15, 2025

Codeck Presents Verdent AI

They Wanted Opinions, I Have Plenty

Sep 24, 2025

Codeck Presents Verdent AI

Sep 24, 2025

Ashley Childress

Ashley Childress

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SSE @ The Home Depot who specializes in backend distributed systems, operational excellence, and mentoring. Huge AI supporter who loves a spirited debate.

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