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Quinn Zhu

Exploring how AI is reshaping the way we build and ship software. Occasional deep dives into product stories.

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Write a Blast-Radius File Before Your First AI Patch

Write a Blast-Radius File Before Your First AI Patch

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Your First Morning on a Messy Codebase: Build a Trust Boundary Before You Ask AI Anything

Your First Morning on a Messy Codebase: Build a Trust Boundary Before You Ask AI Anything

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The AI Canary Test: Stop Your Assistant From Trusting the Whole Repo

The AI Canary Test: Stop Your Assistant From Trusting the Whole Repo

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Your First PR Needs a Mutation Drill, Not More Polishing

Your First PR Needs a Mutation Drill, Not More Polishing

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Reviewing AI Code in Your First Week: A Junior's Drill

Reviewing AI Code in Your First Week: A Junior's Drill

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Score Your AI Reviewer Before You Trust It: A Three-Persona Drill

Score Your AI Reviewer Before You Trust It: A Three-Persona Drill

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First Hour, First PR, First Rollback: A New-Repo Drill for Juniors

First Hour, First PR, First Rollback: A New-Repo Drill for Juniors

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Don't Read the Repo. Interrogate It: A Hypothesis-Driven Onboarding Workflow

Don't Read the Repo. Interrogate It: A Hypothesis-Driven Onboarding Workflow

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Automate Conventional Commits With a Free AI Server: A Git Hook That Validates Itself

Automate Conventional Commits With a Free AI Server: A Git Hook That Validates Itself

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I Gave My Git History to a Free AI Bot. It Broke 7 Times in 3 Days.

I Gave My Git History to a Free AI Bot. It Broke 7 Times in 3 Days.

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Why Generated Tests Fail: A Field Guide to 5 Failure Modes

Why Generated Tests Fail: A Field Guide to 5 Failure Modes

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MonkeyCode Free Tier: A 20-Minute Setup with a Check at Every Step

MonkeyCode Free Tier: A 20-Minute Setup with a Check at Every Step

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The $0 Filter I Run Before I Trust a New Coding Model

The $0 Filter I Run Before I Trust a New Coding Model

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A Free, Reproducible Way to Vet the MiniMax H3 Hype (No Credit Card Required)

A Free, Reproducible Way to Vet the MiniMax H3 Hype (No Credit Card Required)

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I Stopped Trusting My Gut on AI Coding Models. Here's the 30-Minute Test Rig I Use Instead

I Stopped Trusting My Gut on AI Coding Models. Here's the 30-Minute Test Rig I Use Instead

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