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Essays and notes on engineering, published on Medium and collected here.
Beyond the Final Frontier of Code: My Journey Toward AI-Driven Development
In the world of software engineering, we have reached our own “final frontier.” For years, my mission as an engineer has been about the deep, manual labor of the craft. It was about perfectly translating UI/UX visions into reality, manually bridging the gap to Backend development, ensuring strict accessibility standards, and writing every line of test engineering code by hand.
Negotiation
A guy walks up to a woman at a bar. He flirts with her. He makes small talk, but the woman insists she isn’t gonna go home with him. Guy says, “What if I offer you $1 million to sleep with me?” The woman’s never had a million dollars in her life. She stops and considers the offer very seriously. The guy changes his mind, says, “What if I change my offer to a dollar instead?” Woman is aghast. “What kind of woman do you think I am?” Guy says, “We already figured that out. Now we’re just negotiating.”
git help --human
Jun 4, 2026 view @ertugrul.meWaiting for an AI response reminds me of playing Championship Manager 00/01 on my old Pentium II. I’d hit the "Continue" button and wait an eternity for the game to process the next day or match results. It’s funny how, even with today's tech, the feeling of anticipation remains exactly the same.
Apr 29, 2026 view @ertugrul.meDust to dust
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