by Andres | Aug 3, 2026 | Thoughts
I recently heard the head of Claude Code talk about the different roles he is starting to see emerge in software teams. The prototyper. The builder. The maintainer. The scaler. The janitor/polisher. It made a lot of sense to me, especially because I’ve been...
by Andres | Oct 7, 2025 | Thoughts
AI has opened the floodgates. For the first time in history, anyone with an idea can build an app without knowing how to code. It’s like handing everyone a 3D printer and saying, “Go ahead, make whatever you want.” The result? A tidal wave of digital creations—most of...
by Andres | Sep 6, 2025 | Thoughts
The Pattern Everyone Ignores Every few years, a small game studio drops something that resets the industry. Take Expedition 33—a recent example that perfectly illustrates the pattern. Look closer and you’ll notice the same formula: smaller teams, more ownership,...
by Andres | Sep 6, 2025 | Thoughts
In 1997, Valve Corporation faced every developer’s nightmare: their debut game Half-Life “wasn’t any fun.” Instead of adding more polish to a turd, they did something radical—scrapped everything and pioneered “design by doing.”...
by Andres | Aug 22, 2025 | Thoughts
The barriers to building digital solutions are disappearing. You don’t need to code anymore—you just ask. You don’t need design thinking workshops—you can design by doing. And suddenly, everyone can be a product creator. The Barrier Breakdown Remember when...
