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We just published a detailed investigation into whether AI agent skills can push

Carlos Casalicchio — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:41:54 +0000

We just published a detailed investigation into whether AI agent skills can push front-end from "competent" to "genuinely beautiful" — with blind testing to prove it.

Key findings:

Built 8 skills (7 knowledge + 1 process)
First evaluation: tie on correctness (we were measuring the wrong thing)
Blind test: skilled agent won both tasks at high confidence
The process skill (render-critique-refine loop) was the breakthrough

The article covers the full methodology, results, and what we changed based on the findings.

Full write-up: https://splatdev.com/blog/how-ai-agent-skills-produce-measurably-better-front-end-blind-tested/

We published the article most "AI made our code better" posts skip — the honest

Carlos Casalicchio — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:41:45 +0000

We published the article most "AI made our code better" posts skip — the honest comparison.

Results:

Correctness: tie (~90% vs ~95%)
Quality (blind test): skills won both tasks at high confidence
Cost: 24% more tokens, 33% more time

The insight: "Correctness is solved. Craft is not." The durable gains come from verification loops, not longer instruction files.

Full article: https://splatdev.com/blog/ai-agent-skills-for-front-end-the-gains-the-gaps-and-an-honest-comparison/

We just published research on how AI agent skills perform across model tiers. Ke

Carlos Casalicchio — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:41:39 +0000

We just published research on how AI agent skills perform across model tiers.

Key finding: Knowledge skills are a bigger win on cheaper models. The correctness lift roughly triples from frontier to smallest model.

But there's a nuance: the "taste" (design system, anti-pattern guardrails) transfers down-tier, but the verification loop (render, critique, fix) doesn't — it needs a browser and enough model capability.

We added an automated quality gate to address this.

Full article: https://splatdev.com/blog/do-ai-agent-skills-help-weaker-models-more-we-measured-it/

We just published an in-depth look at how AI-enhanced .NET development is transf

Carlos Casalicchio — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:41:34 +0000

We just published an in-depth look at how AI-enhanced .NET development is transforming software agencies.

Key findings from 30+ agency deployments:

35% faster project delivery
27% cost reduction
57% fewer bugs
58% increase in developer productivity

The article covers intelligent code generation, automated testing, performance optimization, and security analysis.

Full write-up: https://splatdev.com/blog/why-agencies-are-switching-to-ai-enhanced-net-development/

We just published an in-depth look at how AI-powered case management is transfor

Carlos Casalicchio — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:04:26 +0000

We just published an in-depth look at how AI-powered case management is transforming small law firms.

The technical angle: we built CaseOrbit AI to automate document classification, deadline tracking, and client communication for legal practices. Customer data shows 10+ hours/week saved per firm on average.

Key features:

Automatic document classification and tagging
Intelligent deadline tracking with urgency-based reminders
Client communication automation via smart chatbots
Integration with existing practice management tools

Full article with implementation roadmap: https://splatdev.com/blog/how-ai-case-management-saves-small-law-firms-10plus-hours-weekly/
(Results vary by firm. CaseOrbit customer data.)

Would love feedback from anyone working on legal tech or AI automation!

We just published a detailed investigation into whether AI agent skills can push

Carlos Casalicchio — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:04:14 +0000

We just published a detailed investigation into whether AI agent skills can push front-end from "competent" to "genuinely beautiful" — with blind testing. Built 8 skills (7 knowledge + 1 process). First eval: tie. Blind test: skilled won both tasks. Process skill was the breakthrough. https://splatdev.com/blog/how-ai-agent-skills-produce-measurably-better-front-end-blind-tested/ #ai #agentskills #frontend

We published the article most "AI made our code better" posts skip — the honest

Carlos Casalicchio — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:04:08 +0000

We published the article most "AI made our code better" posts skip — the honest comparison. Results: Correctness tie (~90% vs ~95%), Quality (blind test): skills won both tasks at high confidence, Cost: 24% more tokens, 33% more time. The durable gains come from verification loops, not longer instruction files. https://splatdev.com/blog/ai-agent-skills-for-front-end-the-gains-the-gaps-and-an-honest-comparison/ #ai #agentskills #frontend

We just published research on how AI agent skills perform across model tiers. Ke

Carlos Casalicchio — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 16:04:00 +0000

We just published research on how AI agent skills perform across model tiers. Key finding: Knowledge skills are a bigger win on cheaper models — the correctness lift roughly triples from frontier to smallest. Nuance: taste transfers down-tier, but the verification loop needs a browser and enough model capability. https://splatdev.com/blog/do-ai-agent-skills-help-weaker-models-more-we-measured-it/ #ai #agentskills #evaluation

We just published an in-depth look at how AI-enhanced .NET development is transf

Carlos Casalicchio — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 16:03:54 +0000

We just published an in-depth look at how AI-enhanced .NET development is transforming software agencies. Key findings from 30+ agency deployments: 35% faster delivery, 27% cost reduction, 57% fewer bugs, 58% increase in productivity. Covers intelligent code generation, automated testing, performance optimization, and security analysis. https://splatdev.com/blog/why-agencies-are-switching-to-ai-enhanced-net-development/ #dotnet #ai #softwaredevelopment

We just published an in-depth look at how AI-powered case management is transfor

Carlos Casalicchio — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:03:49 +0000

We just published an in-depth look at how AI-powered case management is transforming small law firms. The technical angle: we built CaseOrbit AI to automate document classification, deadline tracking, and client communication. Key features: automatic document tagging, intelligent deadline tracking with urgency-based reminders, client communication automation. Full article: https://splatdev.com/caseorbit-ai-time-savings (Results vary by firm.) #legaltech #ai #casemanagement #saas