It's a UNIX system! I know this! I've spent a good amount of time building with Claude Code and GitHub Copilot the last few months. CLI (Command Line Interface) honestly feels like a throwback to UNIX days. But as it happens, the command line is a good interface for making software in a world where you're using natural language to do it. With the rise of natural language interfaces, I don't feel like I'm coding when I build software. "Vibe coding" is not the right description of this work...

Vive la résistance Over the last month, I've built six awesome apps for my personal use without looking at a line of code. This does not include the agents I've built in my day job. As a hobbyist developer, will I ever open an IDE again? Maybe not. Natural language is the new building modality. These days, even my non-technical friends are making apps. Anyone with a credit card can easily experiment. It's simple to build hands-on (you should) or try open-source AI agents like OpenClaw (you...

But does it scale? A few years back, I managed a leader who was an excellent student. She read the management books and attended the development conferences. If there was a process, she followed it. If you asked AI to generate a "diligent executive" persona, it would look like her. Like a lot of leaders who are good students, she enjoyed applying her knowledge. She used standard rubrics to measure performance. Her team meetings had structured agendas. And by far, her favorite question to ask...