Ashley Davis

Software craftsman | Author | Writing: The Feedback-Driven Developer

[Ashley Davis @codecapers]

The final chapter of The Feedback-Driven Developer is out.

It's about the habits that make you a better developer: small steps, code that keeps working, and building feedback loops you can act on.

Still discounted for a bit.

https://t.co/8MNNn3DFCd

[Ashley Davis @codecapers]

Want to stop AI piling up broken commits in your code repo?

I've just published a video to help you:
https://t.co/jVTcXDNWxB

[Ashley Davis @codecapers]

@jdbennet2001 It's open sourced.

[Ashley Davis @codecapers]

I did something fun with Claude last night.

Zork I

Playable in your web browser:
https://t.co/3WT1dLiCjA

I loved this game when I was a kid.

[Ashley Davis @codecapers]

Chapter 10 of The Feedback-Driven Developer is out.

It takes feedback-driven development onto desktop and mobile with Electron and Capacitor, turning Photosphere into a desktop app and a phone app.

Final chapters soon, still discounted.

https://t.co/8MNNn3DFCd

[Ashley Davis @codecapers]

Chapter 9 of The Feedback-Driven Developer is out: Being the detective.

Debugging is where we spend much of our time. Get better at it and you become a better developer.

Only three chapters left. Still discounted.

https://t.co/8MNNn3DFCd

[Ashley Davis @codecapers]

Tired of Claude's approval prompts and just hitting yes on everything? That's how a dangerous command can slip through.

I wrote expressive-permissions for this: auto-allow safe commands, block dangerous ones, ask about the rest.

https://t.co/UnE99CBNxD

[Ashley Davis @codecapers]

Chapter 8 of The Feedback-Driven Developer is out.

This one is about the feedback loop closest to you: your team and your organisation. How to course correct while it's still cheap.

Final chapters soon. Get it while still discounted: https://t.co/8MNNn3DFCd

[Ashley Davis @codecapers]

New video is up, showing how my expressive-permissions plugin can make Claude work more autonomously in way that's safer for you and your computer.

https://t.co/Qfv50OMMzl

[Ashley Davis @codecapers]

The Photosphere web page is finally here. Thanks to the talented Torsten Schmidt for bringing it to life.

Free, open-source photo management that keeps your library completely under your control.

https://t.co/AOVX16JSy5

[Ashley Davis @codecapers]

AI can help you be much more productive. Unfortunately, it can also be an expensive derailment of productivity when used badly. Here are my tips for getting the most out of AI for developers.

https://t.co/wAMcKccpin

[Ashley Davis @codecapers]

Developers used to think their job was to write code. But AI can do that now.

That's ok. It was never really our job. Our job was to deliver value, and you only know if you've done that when your software is in someone's hands.

Chapter 7 is out: https://t.co/8MNNn3DFCd

[Ashley Davis @codecapers]

AI seems smart because it's seen more good code than any developer ever will.

But it's also seen all the bad code, and it can't tell the difference.

That's where YOU come in.

How to AI: more productivity, less footguns; https://t.co/glNE2Cu9tJ

[Ashley Davis @codecapers]

Shipping isn't just deciding it's "ready." It's actively focusing to what your customer needs and pushing it out. Without feedback you're going the wrong way and you don't even know it.

Ch 6 of The Feedback-Driven Developer is out. Discount still on.

https://t.co/8MNNn3DFCd

[Ashley Davis @codecapers]

Simple habits like self-review can have a remarkable effect on the quality of your code and the value it delivers.

The Feedback-Driven Developer v0.14 is out with a newly revised ch. 5, and discounted while new chapters are released.
https://t.co/ZBMbTT5EUZ

[Ashley Davis @codecapers]

AI lets you move at light speed, but going fast in the wrong direction is still a waste of time and resources.

The Feedback-Driven Developer helps get on the right track so that when you move quickly it really counts.

v0.13 out now, still discounted:
https://t.co/ZBMbTT5EUZ

[Ashley Davis @codecapers]

AI makes it easy to create code.

It also makes it easy to create broken code.

The real skill: keeping your code working through repeated evolution.

The Feedback-Driven Developer can help. v0.12 out now, still discounted as chapters are released.

https://t.co/ZBMbTT5EUZ

[Ashley Davis @codecapers]

Producing code with AI is easy. Producing value is harder.

The Feedback-Driven Developer can help you keep development moving in the right direction, step by step.

v0.11 is out! Get a massive discount while chapters are still rolling out.

https://t.co/b8FOpVMwic

[Ashley Davis @codecapers]

My book was cancelled. But I'm not letting it go.

AI is writing our code. But how do you know it works? How do you know it delivers value?

The Feedback-Driven Developer is back: now independent, revised and with new chapters coming.

https://t.co/8MNNn3DFCd

[Ashley Davis @codecapers]

I'm speaking at BrisJS on Monday night!

[Brisbane Javascript @BrisJS]

Nov BrisJS Event (this Monday 3rd): 100k photos in the Browser with @codecapers, AI Agents in JS: A Field Report with @kevdesign - check out the talks and RSVP right away 👍: https://t.co/sUV5gxacS0