Articles from nolanlawson.com
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- Why don’t more developers “use the platform”?
Developers often avoid native web platform features due to historical gaps, familiarity with libraries, better documentation, and personal enjoyment of building things themselves.
- On not becoming a cyborg
An author and linguist warns that immersion in AI chatbots like Claude is unconsciously shaping his writing style and thought patterns, urging resistance to preserve human voice.
- The asteroid currently hitting frontend web development
Frontend educators are stepping back as AI agents lower the risk of frontend code, shifting focus from developer experience to agent-friendly tools and performance.
- You can just choose how many bugs you want now
AI coding makes bug discovery cheap, letting teams decide how many bugs to tolerate, while fixing them remains costly and complex.
- Using AI to write better code more slowly
Using multiple LLMs for rigorous code review and bug finding can produce higher-quality code than the common fast-output approach, though it slows development velocity.