About

Hey, I’m Pete. That’s me in the avatar, a photo of me run through some AI tooling to make it pop.

I’m a senior software engineer with a long background in .NET, enterprise development, and systems integration. Right now I’m going all in on AI coding tools to build production-grade applications. Actually building with them, learning agentic development the practical and professional way, and sharing what I can along the way.

I don’t use the term “vibe coding.” It sounds like a gimmick, and it misses the point of what’s actually happening here.

What changed

AI changed everything. Not in a scary way. Okay, maybe a bit. Fine, more than a bit, but also in a genuinely exciting, full-of-opportunity way that I don’t think most engineers have fully reckoned with yet.

The tooling is moving fast. The patterns are still forming. And the gap between engineers building serious things with AI and the ones watching from the sidelines is widening every month.

Some are stuck in “wait and see” mode, or “let’s just use it for X and Y.” That’s better than nothing, but the real opportunity is for engineers diving in now, even if their company isn’t fully on board yet.

Worse are the experienced developers dismissing all of this as a fad or a toy for non-technical people, who haven’t actually kept up with how fast the tooling is improving. Remember: it’s only as rough as it is today, and it’s getting better fast. If you don’t start learning now, catching up in a year or two, when the tooling is more mature and the patterns are settled, is going to be much harder. You’ll be competing with people who made the leap earlier, or who had no choice because their job was impacted first. Don’t be that person.

I’m firmly in the first camp. This site is where I document the work, in case it helps anyone else trying to make the same jump.

What you’ll find here

Technical writing on what I’m actually building: AI and agentic workflow automation (mostly on Azure), MCP servers, and day-to-day development with Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor (as of writing), paired with the agent skills and prompts that actually hold up in a real codebase.

Not tutorials recycled from the docs. Real patterns, real decisions, real mistakes, and the things that actually move the needle when you’re shipping production-grade software with this stack.

I also write SaaS teardowns: honest analysis of AI and marketing automation tools, separating what the marketing site claims from what actually works, what’s worth the money, and what integrates cleanly into product/content creation and business/marketing automation stacks. You’ll find those at reviewthestack.com. Worth a look if that’s more your lane.

For full transparency: some links on this site may be affiliate links. I only link to products and tools I actually use and recommend, and any commissions help cover the time and expense of running the site.

Where I think this is going

The next few years are going to reward developers who can orchestrate the building of production-grade systems with AI agents without giving up quality or security. People who understand technical product management, strategy, execution, and how to assess and mitigate risk, not just how to prompt a model.

The engineers who get genuinely good at AI-native development practices, and who can apply serious software engineering with the new generation of AI-assisted workflows, are the ones who will thrive.

That’s the transition I’m making, deliberately, and I’m sharing parts of the journey here for other engineers and developers who want to make the same leap, if they aren’t already.

When I’m not at the keyboard

I’m usually working out, rucking weights around the hills near my place, or reading something worth finishing.

And yes, I have a labradoodle named Bella. Total social butterfly. Makes everyone she meets instantly happier. Honestly, same energy I’m going for here.

Glad you’re here. If you want to check that I’m legit, here’s my LinkedIn. Feel free to connect and say hi. I’m always happy to talk tech, AI, agentic systems, or whatever’s grabbed your attention this week.

Stay strong. Keep learning and building. Take care.