Nick Nisi

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Case Statement: Building a Harness

I codified my job as a DX engineer into a system that dispatches agents, enforces conventions mechanically, and learns from its own failures. Here's how case works and why I think every developer should build something like it.

MAR

2026

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Writing My First Evals

I had no background in evals. I built two very different evaluation systems for two AI-powered developer tools, and they taught me the same lesson: trust isn't a feeling, it's a measurement.

FEB

2026

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Ideation: Because Planning Needs More Than a Mode

Claude Code's plan mode is a great starting point for thinking before coding. But for complex work, I needed more than a mode. I needed a system. Here's what I built.

FEB

2026

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Very Important Agents

My recent Changelog and Friends podcast appearance and the Claude Code plugins that help me get real work done with AI.

DEC

2025

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Why Everyone Should Try Claude Skills

Claude Skills are the approachable AI tool I didn't know I needed.

OCT

2025

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Evolving with the Tools

After 16 years of writing code, I fought the idea of AI agents replacing developers until I discovered they could amplify rather than replace me. This is my journey from skepticism to embracing Claude Code as a pair programmer who speaks fluent bash and transforms how I ship software.

JUN

2025

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Coding With My Eyes Wide Shut

At WorkOS's AI onsite and MCP Night, I experimented with vibe coding. What started as a two-hour experiment with 5,000 lines of unseen TypeScript became a glimpse into programming's future.