I am incredibly optimistic about the future of AI. It is reshaping our industry, automating the mundane, and pushing the boundaries of what a single developer can build. But to make use of AI in a good way, we have to master the foundations.

The Bit Shift is where I explore general software opinions and hard-earned architectural wisdom that apply beyond just the AI hype. I want to talk about how we use strong design principles to guide our AI tools, ensuring we are building robust, scalable platforms, not just generating code faster.

Written by Jonathan De Moor, a software architect passionate about pragmatic design and complex systems, but driven by the belief that the code is only as good as the team behind it.

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