Development on Greg Herlein

The Three Tiers of Software Development (Where will you land?)

Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:01 -0800

Software development is stratifying into three distinct tiers. Where you land will determine whether you make more money, the same, or far less than today.

Agentic Programming: The New Robot Revolution!

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:01 -0800

The evolution of AI-assisted programming has reached a pivotal moment, transforming from simple code completion to truly collaborative AI agents. This shift represents not just an improvement in tooling, but a fundamental change in how software is developed.

Bristlemouth Dev Kit: SLOW - and Thinking

Sun, 31 Mar 2024 00:00:01 -0800

Work on the SOFAR Spotter with Development Kit is slower than I hoped.

Bristlemouth Dev Kit: YES!

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:00:01 -0800

I have possession and unboxed the SOFAR Spotter with Development Kit!

Bristlemouth Dev Kit May Not Happen

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 00:00:01 -0800

The SOFAR Spotter with Development Kit may not be able to get to me. There’s some legal paperwork that I don’t have - that may be quite expensive to get. Import/Export laws are a pain.

Bristlemouth Dev Kit Delayed - Customs Woes

Sat, 30 Dec 2023 00:00:01 -0800

I’ve been accepted into the Bristlemouth Pioneer Program. I’ve been granted a SOFAR Spotter with a Development Kit. Unfortunately it was detained in customs due to it’s high invoiced value. I required a “customs agent” to clear it - which I did not have.

Ocean Technology and Talking to Whales

Mon, 25 Dec 2023 00:00:01 -0800

I’ve been accepted into the Bristlemouth Pioneer Program. I’ve been granted a SOFAR Spotter with a Development Kit. I want to build a system capable of autonomously recording whale song (and other ocean data). Humpback Whale songs is incredibly interesting - and scientists have JUST been able to actually talk to whales.

But really getting all “science fictiony” - can we build an ocean phone system to talk to whales?

Review: Blowing up the Monolith

Sun, 24 Feb 2019 08:00:01 -0800

Book review - free “Blowing up the Monolith” book from Kong.