https://pconte.tech/categories/article/Recent content in Article on Patrick Contes blogHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usSun, 27 Sep 2026 22:44:00 +1000https://pconte.tech/p/the-everything-engineer-why-industry-expectations-are-getting-out-of-hand/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 22:44:00 +1000https://pconte.tech/p/the-everything-engineer-why-industry-expectations-are-getting-out-of-hand/ <p>I&rsquo;m a frequent user of Reddit. I find it fascinating some of the stories that I read, from AusCorp, where someone is complaining about having to do a white collar role for the next 40 years and being miserable. To a post on GardeningAustralia, asking if yukkas are a good idea to keep long term. Everyone has something to ask, something to share, and something to ponder.</p> <p>Recently, I came across a post in the AustraliaIT sub-reddit with this picture:</p>https://pconte.tech/p/the-jevons-paradox-why-ai-wont-kill-software-engineering/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1000https://pconte.tech/p/the-jevons-paradox-why-ai-wont-kill-software-engineering/ <p>&ldquo;White collar roles are dead&rdquo;. That seems to be the common theme for most of the stuff I see on LinkedIn, Medium and anywhere else that likes to fear monger. I get it: AI is confronting, and is unlike anything we have seen before. These titles honestly annoy me because they are click-baity and sometimes lack substance. By that, I mean the content of these posts generally is unfounded and misses a whole heap of information. Let me give you an example. You may see a post claiming that a leading SaaS platform is no longer needed, because Little Johnny was able to vibe code a replacement in 8 hours. Or, Little Jane doesn&rsquo;t need to work anymore because she has an army of agents to do everything her role requires. Congratulations, you solved the meaning of life! Little Johnny&rsquo;s app works perfectly fine on localhost, and Little Jane was most likely going to be made redundant anyway!</p>https://pconte.tech/p/tailwind-css-a-warning-for-open-source-projects-in-the-age-of-ai/Mon, 02 Feb 2026 10:05:32 +1000https://pconte.tech/p/tailwind-css-a-warning-for-open-source-projects-in-the-age-of-ai/ <p>AI is rapidly evolving. This is a known fact and should come as no surprise. The next frontier will likely emerge in the agentic space, focused on fully working out how to make agents do the bidding of their overlords. As of early 2026, the latest trend is <a href="https://agentskills.io/home"><em>Agent Skills</em></a> — a powerful mechanism that allows you to define a structured set of instructions within a given context or framework, controlling how an agent performs a specific set of tasks.</p>