Building Systems That Practice for You: Automation for Skill Development

    I wanted to get better at writing. My plan: “I’ll write every day.” What happened: Day 1: Wrote 500 words. Felt great. Day 2: Forgot to write until 11 PM. Rushed 200 words. Day 3: Too tired. Skipped. Day 4: “I’ll write tomorrow.” Day 7: Hadn’t written since Day 2. The problem: I relied on willpower and memory. Willpower is finite. Memory is unreliable. Then I built a system. The system: ...

    September 5, 2025 · 12 min · Rafiul Alam

    To All Software Engineers: Learn Agentic Workflows or Fall Behind

    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: ...

    June 5, 2025 · 2 min · Rafiul Alam

    The Paradox of Automation: Why More Automation Requires Better Human Skills

    In 2009, Air France Flight 447 was cruising at 35,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean. The Airbus A330 was one of the most automated aircraft ever built. The pilots barely needed to fly it—automation handled almost everything. Then the airspeed sensors iced over. The autopilot disengaged. Control handed to the pilots. And in the next four minutes, three highly trained pilots flew a perfectly functional aircraft into the ocean, killing all 228 people aboard. ...

    February 2, 2025 · 8 min · Rafiul Alam