The personal tech blog of John Wong
For my recent projects, I needed a FastAPI service that was secure, fast, and easy to maintain on Cloud Run. Instead of just using a template, I documented the deliberate architectural process.The...
You’ve likely experienced this: you’re stuck on a problem — not just a bug, but maybe a design choice or how to structure a new feature. You grab a colleague and start explaining your thought...
You've likely seen articles on AI safety, discussing scenarios where models could lie or deceive. While this research is important, the practical implications for our daily coding tasks aren't always...
Just read "Generative AI Myths, Busted: An Engineer's Quick Guide"—a great technical reality check. I strongly agree with the facts it lays out.Do you know the true nature of LLMs? The article...
"Workslop" - It's a new term I came across that perfectly describes a growing problem: AI-generated content that looks polished but lacks substance. The creator offloads the hard thinking, and their...
I started this journey with a strategy and built a scalable architecture. Now, the final piece of the puzzle is here. In my latest post, I share the disciplined AI workflow that allowed me to go from...
Let's be direct. The tech job market is hitting an uncomfortable twist. After years of steady growth, Statistics Canada reported a sharp 2.7% drop (-14,000 jobs) in computer systems design in a...
A recent Fastly survey found that senior developers ship 2.5x more AI-generated code than juniors. This isn't surprising. Experience helps you quickly spot bad code and trust the good parts.But AI is...
I recently read an interesting article on Upworthy about how framing requests to kids using identity – asking them to "be a helper" instead of just "help" – dramatically increased compliance. The...
I read an article based on the Stack Overflow 2025 Developer Survey that perfectly captured the core challenges we face with enterprise AI. The survey found that while 78.5% of developers are using...
Software engineer with 20+ years architecting enterprise SaaS applications, focused on AI and software development.
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