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Updated on November 10, 2025 What am I learning? I’m deepening my use of AI in my daily work, capturing examples and lessons to share with Improvers. NotebookLM has become one of my favorite tools;…
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November 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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New episode of The Blank Page Podcast is up!
We talk about thinking better with AI, the “Data to Impact” spiral, and how to turn knowledge into action (and action into wisdom).

🎧 Watch Episode 5: From Data to Impact → www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt56...

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Impact Technology: Rethinking Information and Wisdom - The Blank Page Podcast - Ep. 5
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November 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Back to 2007 — when I was juggling Visual Studio certifications, saying goodbye to FoxPro, and getting blown away by LINQ. Still learning how much workspace setup and focus shape creativity.
🎬 New post and video: Revisiting 2007. lassala.net/2025/11/06/r...
Revisiting 2007: Four Screens, FoxPro Farewells, and Lessons on Focus
As I continue revisiting my 20 years of blogging, I’ve now arrived at 2007. Going through old posts feels like flipping through an old photo album—every entry brings back vivid memories of tools, i…
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November 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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15 years later, remote teamwork still runs on empathy, connection, and good habits — not tools.
Just rewatched a 2020 convo George & I had about our old 2010 talk.
Still true in 2025.
🧠 Read & watch: lassala.net/2025/11/05/t...

#softwarecraftsmanship #teams #communication
The Timeless Habits of Effective Remote Teams
In April 2020, just a few weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic, George and I revisited a presentation we had given initially around 2010 at the Houston TechFest. At that time, everyone was suddenly wor…
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November 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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“I don’t play to win—I play to learn.”

New Blank Page Podcast episode → AI as a teammate, not a threat.
We talk Cursor, Context 7, communication, and creating for meaning—not metrics.

🎙️ Watch: youtu.be/Yab68JeOvqY
📝 Read: lassala.net/2025/11/04/a...

#AI #Productivity #Reflection #Learning
AI in the Trenches: Reflections on Real-World Software Practice - The Blank Page Podcast - Ep. 4
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November 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Back to 2005–2006 🌀
My first year of blogging: zero-based arrays, early C#, MVP awards, and a surprise comment from Scott Guthrie.
New video where I revisit my oldest posts — raw, curious, and full of memories.
🎥 Read or Watch: lassala.net/2025/11/03/l...
Looking Back: My First Year of Blogging (2005–2006)
A few months ago, my blog turned 20. To celebrate, I published a short book titled 20 Lessons from 20 Years of Blogging, available on LeanPub. That milestone also inspired me to start a new series:…
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November 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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I just used AI to clean up 20 years of blogging — nearly 600 posts! 🧠💻

ChatGPT + Cursor + LM Studio = automated tag and category cleanup.

Now my blog finally feels like a reflection of my work again.

🎥 Watch: youtu.be/Nly5tSTptH4
📖 Read: lassala.net/2025/10/30/2...
20 Years of Blogging, One AI-Powered Cleanup
I’ve been writing to this blog for over 20 years, publishing nearly 600 posts spanning everything from FoxPro to C#, from Evernote to Obsidian, from testing practices to personal growth. From…
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October 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Been thinking about the balance between tracking, creating, and shipping.

I started by tracking my time to understand where it went. Years later, I’m tracking what I create — and making sure I actually ship it.

New post: “Tracking, Creating, and Shipping”
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Balancing Input and Output
In 2019, I went through an experiment: tracking my time in 5-minute increments during work hours for a whole week. I wanted to understand where my time was really going. A year later, I shifted tha…
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October 28, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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What if we make behavior in BDD about people instead of systems?

New post: BDD, but Not the Way You Heard It Before
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#BDD #SoftwareDevelopment #HumanCenteredDesign
BDD, but Not the Way You Heard It Before
When people hear Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), they often jump straight to tools, pipelines, or test syntax. Is it a QA process? A coding practice? Something you plug into CI/CD? Depending on …
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October 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Can AI help us rediscover the human side of software?

In our latest Blank Page Podcast, we dive into NotebookLM, ConvoMind, and how capturing conversations can turn blind spots into breakthroughs.

🎥 Watch: youtu.be/ixAStxTQUSg
Capturing the Human Side of Software with AI Tools - The Blank Page Podcast - Ep. 3
YouTube video by Claudio Lassala
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October 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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“You’re more capable than you think — AI just gives you leverage.”

That was the theme of my Genius Mode class at the AI Summer Camp.

It wasn’t just about tools — it was about curiosity, confidence, and creativity.

🧠 Read how I built it: lassala.net/2025/10/21/b...
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October 21, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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New episode of The Blank Page Podcast! 🎙️
We talked about why we never face a blank page anymore — and how systems, voice journaling, and a bit of AI can turn chaos into clarity.

Watch here 👉 youtu.be/n4PGFlXAgVQ?...

#TheBlankPagePodcast #Creativity #WritingInPublic
Why We Never Face a Blank Page Again - The Blank Page Podcast - Ep. 2
YouTube video by Claudio Lassala
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October 16, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Turning user stories into working code with AI isn’t magic—it’s communication.

In a recent pairing session, we explored how storytelling, context, and iteration transform how we build software.

Developers who use AI effectively will lead the way.

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From User Stories to Code: Pairing with AI
I recently had the opportunity to work with Doug, who has been experimenting with incorporating AI into his development workflow. He has found success with smaller, tactical tasks—such as generatin…
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October 15, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Ever feel like your lessons from years ago are quietly shaping what you do today?

That’s what I explore every week in Back to the Spiral — my newsletter about learning, creativity, and craft through time.

👉 Subscribe here: lassala.net/newsletter/
Back to the Spiral Newsletter
🌀 20 Years of Blogging. A New Chapter Begins. In 2005, I hit “publish” on my first blog post. I didn’t know then how that small act would become a cornerstone of my life—helping me refl…
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October 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Designing for people, not for CRUD.
The real magic happens when you focus on what people are trying to accomplish, not what fields they can edit.
🧠💻 My latest post: From Conversation to Clickable: Using AI for Task-Based UI lassala.net/2025/10/06/f...

#UX #AI #DesignThinking
From Conversation to Clickable: Using AI for Task‑Based UI
Move from “just build a CRUD screen” to rapid, human‑centered prototypes, and into production, with AI as a power tool. Top 3 Takeaways Ditch CRUD thinking; design for tasks. When stakeholders say …
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October 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Testing isn’t just about catching bugs—it’s about communication.

Every missed conversation turns into rework, cost, and lost trust.

I dug into The Business Case for Testing with Devlin. Blog here: lassala.net/2025/10/03/t...
The Business Case for Testing
In one of my favorite conversations with Devlin, we explored a topic that every software team grapples with: why do we write tests, and what’s the real business case for them? This wasn’t a convers…
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October 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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New reflection from Week 1 of @improving.bsky.social 's AI series: multimodal convos (not just text), pairing with agents + guardrails, and spending the “time dividend” on quality. Post + image: lassala.net/2025/10/02/s...

#Agile #AI #SoftwareDevelopment
Ship Faster, Learn Sooner: A Playbook for AI-Powered Sprints
What Sparked This Post Watching David O’Hara and Bill Curry kick off the October Improving Talks series with “Ship a Feature Faster: AI and the Case for Change” got me nodding, and also wanting to …
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October 3, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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Our first Blank Page Podcast is live! 🎉
Topic: From Typewriters to AI: Embracing (or Resisting) New Tools
We chat about resistance, growth, journaling, and how the right attitude makes all the difference.
🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/8VOiza6LwFs?...
Read blog summary here: lassala.net/2025/10/02/f...
From Typewriters to AI: Embracing (or Resisting) New Tools - The Blank Page Podcast - Ep: 001
YouTube video by Claudio Lassala
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October 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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We test, therefore we smile.
Unit, integration, and end-to-end tests aren’t just about preventing bugs—they give teams the confidence to deliver the right thing.
New post: lassala.net/2025/10/02/w...
We Test, Therefore We Smile!
When I discuss testing, I prefer to frame it not as a burden, but as a reason to smile. Testing well—unit, integration, and end-to-end—means fewer late-night emergencies, fewer trips back to the dr…
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October 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Testing is more than green checkmarks. It’s a way to align devs, QA, and business in a shared language.
I wrote about my journey from brittle tests to using Given-When-Then as specs.
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Testing in Agile: From Afterthought to an Integral Part
For much of my early career, testing was an afterthought. I would write code, click around the application, and if it didn’t blow up, I would move on. Testing felt like a chore; something you did a…
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October 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Tests aren’t just safety nets; they’re living documentation.
Context-based testing shifts focus from classes to real business activities, making specs easier to read, write, and trust.

Here’s how I’ve been applying it: lassala.net/2025/09/30/i...
Improving Development with Context-Based Testing
When developers discuss automated testing, the conversation often begins and ends with code coverage. “We need to make sure our code works.” However, over time, I’ve come to reali…
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September 30, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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We all love Red → Green, but too many of us skip Refactor, especially in tests.
Cluttered test code = abandoned test suites.

What if our tests read like plain English and invited collaboration? That’s where the Refactor step really shines.

Here’s my take: lassala.net/2025/09/29/r...
Refactoring Test Code: Beyond Red, Green, and Refactor
Most developers who practice Test-Driven Development (TDD) are familiar with the cycle: Red → Green → Refactor. You start with a failing test (red), write just enough code to make it pass (green), …
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September 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Beautiful code won’t save a messy UX.

Users don’t want hour-long classes to figure out our apps; they just want tools that are pretty useful.

I wrote about why developers should care about UX (and how cleaner UX often leads to cleaner code).

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Anticipate, Compensate, Communicate: A Developer’s UX Mindset
For many developers, “user experience” has long been synonymous with aesthetics: buttons that pop, colors that please, interfaces that shine. But if you’ve ever built software that looked polished …
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September 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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From blank pages to shared insights.
I coached Matthew to hone his public speaking skills, and we explored how AI can turn resistance into collaboration.
Story here → lassala.net/2025/09/23/b...
Beyond Slides and Syntax: Public Speaking, Coaching, and AI
Over the past few months, Matthew and I embarked on a project that was more than just preparing a talk. It was about helping him conquer the familiar fear of public speaking, while also continuing …
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September 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Write it. Say it. Draw it. → Turn it into a spec.
That’s how AI helps teams, not hurts them.

Post: lassala.net/2025/09/22/c...

#SoftwareDev #AI #DevEx
Context Beats “Vibe Coding”
Last week, I attended Jake’s excellent talk at the Agile Leadership Network: AI Enhanced Productivity for Agile Teams. Here are some thoughts that came to mind (you’ll find a link …
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September 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM