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Nikolas Barwicki

Product Engineer

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2026

I built a statusline because /usage is a distraction

The leaked code isn't the story. The response is.

I wiped my Mac and forgot to install Cursor

The code your AI writes is untrusted. You run it anyway.

Your AI setup is premature optimization

Not knowing how to code is not a superpower

Code review is becoming a fiction

Most of your AGENTS.md is wasted tokens

Chasing models won't make you better at using them

Stop buying courses. Start asking questions

2025: The year I stopped yapping and started shipping

2025

Why I'm just a 'decent' developer (and that's perfect for AI)

AI hype cycle: Wright brothers edition

AI will write 90% of code. Here's why that doesn't scare me

We're all getting hooked on cheap AI

Trading my developer comfort zone for real business skills

I thought I was behind, turns out I'm just specialized

Hello, I'm building

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