Notes on AI adoption, agentic engineering and delivery.https://alimenkou.com/enhttps://alimenkou.com/posts/claude-code-auto-mode-is-not-safe/https://alimenkou.com/posts/claude-code-auto-mode-is-not-safe/Auto mode lowers the entry bar, but users stop learning the permission system and how to isolate their environment. Why manual mode, oddly enough, pushed people towards safety.Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://alimenkou.com/posts/token-spend-metric-adoption-vs-delivery/https://alimenkou.com/posts/token-spend-metric-adoption-vs-delivery/Token spend is a poor measure of value, but a good measure of adoption. Why an AI rollout needs two stages, each with its own metrics.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://alimenkou.com/posts/scrum-master-role-devalued/https://alimenkou.com/posts/scrum-master-role-devalued/From the Agile Manifesto and digital transformations to 'we have nobody to configure JIRA'. How the Scrum Master role lost its meaning.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://alimenkou.com/posts/conference-talks-in-the-age-of-ai/https://alimenkou.com/posts/conference-talks-in-the-age-of-ai/Inspiration, broader horizons, new knowledge: which reasons to watch conference talks still hold when AI assistants can summarise, research and file knowledge for you?Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://alimenkou.com/posts/agent-knowledge-and-harness-engineering/https://alimenkou.com/posts/agent-knowledge-and-harness-engineering/Long-term knowledge management and secure, full-featured agent environments are the next step towards autonomous AI agents. Lessons from OpenAI, Karpathy and Anthropic.Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://alimenkou.com/posts/claude-code-bug-tracker-reality-check/https://alimenkou.com/posts/claude-code-bug-tracker-reality-check/Demos show Claude Code triaging bugs, fixing them test-first and guarding against regressions. Its own GitHub repository tells a different story.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://alimenkou.com/posts/scaling-ai-strategy-seven-points/https://alimenkou.com/posts/scaling-ai-strategy-seven-points/Memes about enterprise AI adoption are funny because they ring true. A saner approach, in order of importance: from a strategy everyone can explain to honest measurement.Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://alimenkou.com/posts/chatgpt-agent-case-autonomous-agents/https://alimenkou.com/posts/chatgpt-agent-case-autonomous-agents/Asked to chart IronMan 70.3 finish times, ChatGPT agent clicked through a chart, read the page code, wrote Python and cross-checked its own data. Persistence many people would envy.Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://alimenkou.com/posts/metr-study-ai-slowed-experts/https://alimenkou.com/posts/metr-study-ai-slowed-experts/The headline says AI tools made developers 19% slower. Read how the experiment was set up and the result is expected: without formalised project knowledge, experts are faster by hand.Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://alimenkou.com/posts/layoffs-three-ways-to-lower-your-risk/https://alimenkou.com/posts/layoffs-three-ways-to-lower-your-risk/Even profitable companies no longer keep people 'just in case'. Continuous learning, visible use of AI and taking part in transformation raise your chances of staying.Sun, 06 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://alimenkou.com/posts/year-of-autonomous-coding-agents/https://alimenkou.com/posts/year-of-autonomous-coding-agents/From Devin to Codex and Jules: why software development became the first big arena for autonomous AI agents, and what the next step in their evolution looks like.Mon, 26 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://alimenkou.com/posts/ai-adoption-held-back-by-people/https://alimenkou.com/posts/ai-adoption-held-back-by-people/The tools get better every month. What's missing is an AI-driven mindset, and organisations that don't see results are going back to measuring individual performance.Fri, 09 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://alimenkou.com/posts/ai-interview-analysis/https://alimenkou.com/posts/ai-interview-analysis/A full interview transcript and a model with a large context window give you candidate feedback, interviewer coaching and a more objective assessment. A game-changing use of AI.Sat, 26 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://alimenkou.com/posts/four-kinds-of-seniority/https://alimenkou.com/posts/four-kinds-of-seniority/Technological, corporate, applied and domain seniority are all real, and each is valuable in its own context. Effective hiring starts with knowing which mix you need.Sun, 16 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://alimenkou.com/posts/traps-of-stepping-up-a-level/https://alimenkou.com/posts/traps-of-stepping-up-a-level/Moving from developer to tech lead, or from tech lead to architect? Operational work, the pull of easy tasks and distrust of other people's work are the traps to get past fast.Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://alimenkou.com/posts/cqrs-vs-event-driven-architecture/https://alimenkou.com/posts/cqrs-vs-event-driven-architecture/People often treat CQRS and event-driven architecture as one idea, but the link between them is weak. What each is really about, and why neither needs microservices.Sat, 23 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT