Why the Microservices, Composable Commerce, and Headless Frontend Hype Often Falls Short (and When It Makes Sense)

By David Lambauer on 29 Jul 2025

For years, the software industry – much like other industries – has chased the next big thing, only to be left wondering why the promised quality or efficiency never fully materialized. In e-commerce and web development, buzzwords like microservices, composable commerce, and headless frontends have been touted as silver-bullet solutions. They promise…

Why Half-Baked Bug Reports Waste Everyone’s Time (and How AI Can Level Up Your Open-Source Contributions)

By David Lambauer on 29 Jul 2025

Open-source maintainers know the pain: a vague issue report shows up — “It doesn’t work, please fix.” No clear context, no logs, no reproducible steps. Worse, with today’s rise of generative AI, maintainers now face a flood of LLM-generated bug reports that look plausible but waste valuable time to…

AI Isn’t the Problem — We Are: A Short Guide for New AI Agent Developers

By David Lambauer on 29 Jul 2025

There’s a lot of talk right now about AI’s impact on software development. Many developers are worried about declining code quality or even being replaced. But let’s be honest: AI itself isn’t the problem — it’s how most developers are using it. Common Misuse of AI…