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February 21st, 2024

Introduction to Modern AI 2024 Edition – Part 2

Introduction In Part one of this article we brought you up to speed on the latest terminology and tools around artificial intelligence and machine learning. We also talked about business problems that can be solved using these tools. Finally, we covered several of the popular tools today in this space. In Part two of this […]

January 29th, 2024

Introduction to Modern AI 2024 Edition – Part 1

It is hard to believe it has been almost six years since I wrote my last article on Artificial Intelligence (AI), titled Practical Artificial Intelligence. In that article I gave an overview of the state of AI and Machine Learning (ML) and some popular usage and tools at the time. Since then, things have gotten […]

December 17th, 2023

Primacy Bias

Imagine for a second that you are attending a very important lecture at school. As the teacher starts to speak, your attention is at its peak, you feel like you can absorb all the information and follow the topic. After a short while, your mind starts to wander and only when the lecture is drawing […]

November 28th, 2023

Business Owners: Take Control of Your Data

At Solution Street we have received several calls and emails from company owners saying something like, “I hope you can help us. We want to replace our team. We hired this other group of developers and we have no idea where the code is or where our data is stored. We’ve never actually seen the […]

October 30th, 2023

What Would You Do If ChatGPT Was Stealing Money From Your Wallet?

Let me first start this article by saying that I am super excited about all the good artificial intelligence (AI) can do, and also super terrified about all the harm it will cause. I also want to add the disclaimer that I am not a lawyer and my knowledge of copyright laws is limited, but […]

September 22nd, 2023

Embracing the Unknown: Interviews with Technical Leads

Late last year, I was asked to step up to take a technical lead role after being on a software construction project for roughly six months. At that time, there were two developers on the project including myself and three new developers joining the team. At first, I was thrilled but also felt intimidated by […]

August 18th, 2023

Cognitive Load

As software developers, we have to consider many factors when building a system. Identifying limitations at an early stage is crucial to ensure the success of our product: Native or web application? Accessible on small-screen devices? Deployed locally or on the cloud? Answers to those questions help make vital decisions about system architecture and technology […]

July 11th, 2023

My Tech Predictions That Will Change Your Life

About four years ago I wrote this on LinkedIn: “Prediction: In the next 5 years there will be a song on the top 10 list created using a deep learning tool. I don’t believe this will be true for the lyrics, but I do believe it to be true for the music. #deeplearning #music” Now […]

June 27th, 2023

What I Learned from 30 Years of Professional Software Engineering

Last week marked the 30th anniversary of my first week as a professional software engineer. In June of 1993 I was hired by American Management Systems (AMS), fresh out of George Mason University! I was very fortunate to learn and grow at AMS from some really great engineers over my seven years there. I started […]

May 24th, 2023

Let’s Take a Low-Code Platform for a Test Drive Part 2

In January last year I wrote about trying out a low-code platform called Budibase (pronounced buddy base). As I mentioned in my original article, I was impressed with the low-code platform and could see some benefits, but I also had some lingering questions and concerns about the platform. My concerns included custom application logic and […]

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