Software-Engineering on Rafiul Alam

How You Can Use a Coding Agent to Write Code (From JIRA Ticket to PR)

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I am writing after a long time. I have been busy with my new work - my first job in Europe, it’s Wolt (acquired by DoorDash). That’s another story for another post - moving countries, finding an apartment, understanding how to deal with the winter, and learning a new leanguage for writing grocery list.

But today I want to share something practical. Something I have been refining for months on personal projects, not taking the risk at work for now: using a coding agent to take a JIRA ticket and turn it into shipped, reviewed, merged code.

Claude Opus 4.5: Anthropic's Most Powerful AI Model Yet

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Anthropic has just released Claude Opus 4.5, and it’s a game-changer for software engineers, enterprises, and anyone working with AI-powered tools. Released on November 24, 2025, this model sets new benchmarks in software engineering, agentic capabilities, and enterprise-grade performance.

If you’re building software, analyzing complex systems, or working with autonomous agents, Claude Opus 4.5 deserves your attention. Here’s everything you need to know.

What Makes Claude Opus 4.5 Special?

Claude Opus 4.5 isn’t just an incremental update-it represents a significant leap in AI capabilities, particularly for technical and complex tasks.

Fast Food Learning: Why I Stopped Reading Documentation and Started Building

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve spent exactly zero hours reading React documentation cover-to-cover. Zero hours on comprehensive Next.js courses. Zero hours memorizing Python’s standard library.

Yet I’ve built multiple production applications, trained LLM models, and ran an EdTech startup that served thousands of students. How? Fast Food Learning.

And before you judge me, hear me out. This isn’t about cutting corners. It’s about recognizing that in 2025, the way we learn needs to match the speed at which we need to build.

To All Software Engineers: Learn Agentic Workflows or Fall Behind

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

To all software engineers: if you’re not learning agentic workflows, you’re falling behind fast!

Not learning agentic workflows in 2025 as a software engineer is like refusing to learn Git in 2010.

The landscape is shifting rapidly, and those who adapt will thrive while others struggle to keep up. Agentic workflows aren’t just a trend-they’re becoming the new standard for efficient software development.

Exciting Agentic Frameworks and Tools You Should Explore

Here are some cutting-edge tools that are revolutionizing how we write code:

The Dunning-Kruger Effect: Why Incompetent People Think They're Experts

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

I once watched a junior developer with three months of React experience tell a senior architect with 15 years of experience that “Redux is dead and anyone still using it doesn’t understand modern development.”

The senior architect smiled politely and continued the code review.

That junior developer was me. And I was living proof of the Dunning-Kruger Effect.

If you’ve ever wondered why the least knowledgeable people often have the strongest opinions, or why beginners sometimes appear more confident than experts, you’re about to understand one of the most fascinating cognitive biases in psychology.