Lax Mariappan
October 10, 2026

Nobody Is Speaking Fast. You’re Just New Here.

Nobody is speaking too fast. Unfamiliar things just feel fast. What this means for developers who teach and anyone learning something new.

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September 4, 2026

We Don’t Create Anymore, We Orchestrate

AI makes creation easy, but what does it quietly take from us in return? A look at taste, workflow, and distribution in the AI era.

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August 29, 2026

Every Indian Film Song Is Built Like a Product

Indian film songs are built like connected products, not standalone hits. Here is what that reveals about building things people return to.

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August 27, 2026

Why Your Product Needs a Character, Not Just Features

Why you remember movie characters and forget plots, and what that means for building products nobody forgets.

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August 20, 2026

Self-Declared Safety Isn’t Safety

WordPress Abilities API annotations describe danger. Only permission_callback prevents it. Here is why that distinction matters more now.

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August 16, 2026

Stop Fighting The Algorithm. Feed It On Purpose.

The algorithm isn’t your enemy, it’s a mirror. Here’s how to feed it on purpose, and where to go when you want out of the loop entirely.

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August 7, 2026

Stop Chasing Clicks. Start Building Trust Where People Already Are.

Zero-click search and social are killing the old traffic playbook. Here’s what that means for developers building a personal brand, and the one part I’m still not sure I can pull off.

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July 31, 2026

Write the Ticket Right, or Fix It Twice

As AI agents do more of the coding, writing a clear issue template matters more, not less. Lessons from WordPress and Drupal’s issue queues.

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July 29, 2026

The Imitation Game

System prompts, guardrails, fallback instructions. It’s onboarding. The same shape as training a junior developer. The real AI skill isn’t prompting. It’s something you already know.

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