Brian Porter · CTO

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A technical journal on engineering leadership, machine intelligence, and architectures built to last — field notes from four decades of building systems.

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📌 Pinned DEC 30 · 2025

A CTO's Perspective on AI in 2026

Every year brings a new wave of AI predictions. Most are hype. Here's what I actually think will matter in 2026.

#ai #agents #cto
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JUL 14 · 2026

Can a Claude Skill Out-Design You? I Handed It My Blog to Find Out

I installed the Hallmark design skill in Claude Code and told it to redesign my blog. Forty minutes later it had beaten a desig...

JUL 12 · 2026

How I Made a Minimalist Agent Harness Code Like a Senior Engineer

I pointed a bare-bones agent harness at a coding model, bolted on a pack of best-practice engineering skills, and had it spec, ...

ai JUL 09 · 2026

How I Made My Blog AI-Readable Before My Claude Bill Goes Up

I pointed Fable 5 at a website specification, told it to audit my blog, plan the fixes, and ship them. Here's how I got the site up to sp...

ai JUN 30 · 2026

Fast GLM 5.2 Plans, Cheap Models Code: One LiteLLM File for Claude Code

Claude Code already splits work across model tiers — a heavy thinker and cheaper background models. So point the thinking tier at a fast ...

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