PinnedInLevel Up CodingbyAdam Drake·Mar 24Claude Code Just Released a Feature That Genuinely Scares Me (And I Use AI Every Day)I was watching Netflix with my family the other night. It was the Musical version of Matilda (I’m curious what Roald Dahl would have…A response icon52A response icon52
PinnedInJavaScript in Plain EnglishbyAdam Drake·Dec 16, 2025Software Developers Will Be Thriving in 5 Years (Despite What Your YouTube Feed Says)It looks like our days are numbered in Software development thanks to AI. But I think humans will be flourishing in 5 years. Here’s why.A response icon52A response icon52
InLevel Up CodingbyAdam Drake·5d agoThe 5-Line SKILL That Caught 20 Bugs Before I Wrote Any Code (Minimalist’s Favourite)The AI SKILL I didn’t think I needed, and now use on everything.
InLevel Up CodingbyAdam Drake·Jul 3Santa and His Elves: How I Split One Coding Task Across 4 AI AgentsOne main agent, four specialised helpers, and the real cost of delegating code to AI.
InLevel Up CodingbyAdam Drake·Jun 23The 5-Step Debugging Framework I Learned by Watching Anthropics Fable Solve a Bug I Couldn’tMy grandpa used to do this whimsical little trick where he made a coin disappear and then reappear behind my left ear. I was five years old…A response icon1A response icon1
InLevel Up CodingbyAdam Drake·Jun 11I’ve Used TanStack Query for 5+ Years — Here’s Why I Still Recommend It to Every Frontend DevI was lucky enough to move house recently and be blessed with a swimming pool. As the weather heats up for summer it’s an absolute god…
InLevel Up CodingbyAdam Drake·Jun 2Jeff Bezos Says AI Is a Bulldozer, Not a Job-Killer — After 3 Years of AI Coding, I Think He’s…AI leaders promised software developers mass unemployment in “6 to 12 months.” It’s been three years and now they’re changing their tune.A response icon1A response icon1
Adam Drake·May 15The Grief No One Talks AboutA software developer’s honest reckoning with AI and the loss of purposeA response icon2A response icon2
InLevel Up CodingbyAdam Drake·May 12If Claude Code Is So Good & “Coding Is Largely Solved”, Why Do I Still Have A Job?Claude code was released on the 24th February 2025 along with the announcement of Claude 3.7 Sonnet. I remember it well. My gut reaction…A response icon3A response icon3
InLevel Up CodingbyAdam Drake·May 2A $900 Billion Company Just Refused to Refund $200 — The Cracks Are Showing at AnthropicThe cracks are finally showing at Anthropic. Recent activity has been nothing short of embarrassing. Leaked source code of their flagship…A response icon2A response icon2
