Steal this hints. Fork it. Adapt it to your needs. Treat it like .dotfiles. I asked the LLM to analyze my own chat history based on this prompt.Here’s what it discovered – actual patterns from the way I ask. 🕳️🐇 Follow the White Rabbit… Ritual / Mechanism Purpose LLM Behavior Implication Follow the white rabbit…… Continue reading .promptrc
My Custom GPTs – Nerd-Powered Motivation for Developers
Over the last few months, I’ve created a collection of custom GPTs: some dealing with programming challenges with personality and humor, … some others are more useful but less funny. Let’s dive in. Practical enough to ship code. Fun enough to stop hating your legacy base. ⚔️ Legacy (PHP) Code GPTs – Refactoring Fun Legacy… Continue reading My Custom GPTs – Nerd-Powered Motivation for Developers
From Survival to Strategy
If your value ends at syntax, AI already replaced you. The system prompt: coding_workflow_for_llms.json Quick Start: Use the coding llm framework and wait for my first request: [copy&past the current coding_workflow_for_llms.json content here] In the last post, we dropped a hard truth:LLMs aren’t replacing developers — they’re exposing the ones who were already replaceable. I… Continue reading From Survival to Strategy
Who Survives in the Age of AI Code?
If your value ends at syntax, AI already replaced you. Let’s get something straight: If you think of LLMs as “copilots,” you’re still giving them too much credit. They’re not copilots.They’re autopilot systems — ruthlessly fast, dangerously obedient, and totally unaware of what matters. Feed them incomplete specs, fuzzy goals, or mismatched priorities? They won’t… Continue reading Who Survives in the Age of AI Code?
Code Hygiene Is Not Optional
Intro – Why Untested Code Breaks Clean Systems In hospitals, people rarely die from surgery itself.They die from something far simpler: infection.And in most cases, the infection starts with skipped hand hygiene. Software systems are no different. You build on top of rock-solid layers: Linux — hardened through decades of collaboration PHP — mature and… Continue reading Code Hygiene Is Not Optional
AI Writes Code. You Own the ‘Why.’
Mark Zuckerberg says AI will write most of Meta’s code in the next 12–18 months. If your first reaction is dread — congratulations, you’re a developer who already maintained code. Because the problem isn’t writing code. It’s understanding it. Maintaining it. Refactoring it two years later without breaking production on a Friday. AI is getting… Continue reading AI Writes Code. You Own the ‘Why.’
Why Codebases Rot Like Kitchens (and How to Stop It)
🍳 Intro: Why the Knife in the Sink Matters A cluttered kitchen doesn’t happen all at once. It starts with one knife left in the sink. One jar not put back. A cutting board with a little oil on it. Nobody panics. Nothing’s “broken.” But over the next few hours—or days—something shifts. You can’t find… Continue reading Why Codebases Rot Like Kitchens (and How to Stop It)
The Inner Code Plumber
How Adaptive Systemic Intuition Lets You See Maintainability Before It Breaks You open a PHP file. No red flags. No screaming errors. The CI was green. Static analysis reports nothing, “all good.” But something feels off. -> And there it is—that tight feeling in your gut. Not panic. Not certainty. Just a whisper: “This will… Continue reading The Inner Code Plumber
The PHPDoc Guide (2025 Edition)
String-based pseudo-types Numeric & bounded pseudo-types Arrays, lists, and shapes Object & class-based types Callable types Generics with @template, @extends, @implements Constant values and enum simulations Conditional logic Pass-by-reference & @param-out False positive suppression Best practices Cheatsheet You can’t trust a string. Or an array. Or half the type declarations you see in legacy… Continue reading The PHPDoc Guide (2025 Edition)
SOLID Principles: From Paw Patrol to the Neighborhood
– A Senior Developer’s Pragmatic Guide The SOLID principles are essential guidelines for writing clean, maintainable, and scalable software. While many developers can recite them, real-world applications often struggle with their correct implementation. Understanding SOLID is not just about memorizing definitions; it’s about knowing when and how to apply them effectively. Sometimes, following the rules strictly… Continue reading SOLID Principles: From Paw Patrol to the Neighborhood
