Field notes from a software engineer documenting how AI tools are reshaping our craft.
I fell into AI-assisted coding tools very recently (early 2025), because I was very skeptical about the hype. Now I’m so excited about them that I can’t resist sharing my journey!
This blog is for practitioners who care about code quality, junior developers navigating AI-assisted workflows, and anyone curious about what programming looks like when the tools think alongside you.
👋 I’m Sebastien Castiel, a software developer living in Montreal, with 15 years of experience in programming.
Posts
- Watching, Not Waiting: When AI Coding Crossed the Speed Threshold
- Designing AI‑Ready Systems: Making Code Easy for Assistants
- Seven Hours, Zero Internet, and Local AI Coding at 40,000 Feet
- AI-Assisted Development: A Three-Act Play
- Turning Claude Code Into My Best Design Partner
- Two Hours with Cursor Changed My Mind About AI Coding
Is anything here AI-generated?
I use AI for this blog way less than I use it for my code.
I use it as an assistant to help me write and organize my thoughts, and to review my writing. But I care about keeping the words mine, even if sometimes that means less perfect prose.