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Building with the GitHub Copilot SDK, Part 5: Pulling Calendar Data from Outlook
In my previous post, I added Mermaid.js diagram generation to the Design tab of Chad’s Copilot. Copilot read the workspace, generated valid diagram syntax from plain-language prompts, and made architecture docs something you’d actually keep up to date. This post is about something different. I wanted to pull in Outlook calendar data and make it…
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Generating Better Test Plans with AI Starts with Better Documentation
AI can help QA teams move faster, but only when it has the right context. When an AI-generated test plan feels too generic, too shallow, or misses obvious risks, the issue usually is not the model; it’s the input. If the only source material is a short ticket or a vague feature summary, the output…
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The Talent Pipeline Flush
Every few months, another headline drops: thousands of employees cut at a major tech company, paired with a statement about “repositioning for AI.” The numbers are staggering. The press releases are polished. And if you only read the headlines, you’d think these companies are shrinking. They’re not. They’re swapping one workforce for another, and the…
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The Village We Build at Work
You might think this isn’t for you. Maybe you’re not a mom, or you don’t plan to be one. Maybe you’re a man, or you’ve never experienced postpartum anything. But I’m asking you to keep reading anyway. Because the truth is, innovation and growth in any company comes down to one thing: how people show…
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The LLM Is the New Runtime
Last week, I was playing with Pencil, a design tool that lives inside your IDE. You describe what you want, and it generates UI designs on a canvas that compile into clean code. It’s a solid tool. But the thing that caught my attention had nothing to do with design. Pencil doesn’t ship its own…
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Building with the GitHub Copilot SDK, Part 4 – Building Mermaid.js Diagrams
In my previous post, we used the Copilot SDK to build a Tracking tab and earned value chart for Chad’s Copilot (WhenIsDone). Copilot read our project data, updated the data model, and built a working SVG chart without breaking anything that was already there. In this post, I’m going to show you how I added…
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Don’t Panic, Adapt
If you work at a desk and use a computer, you’ve probably seen at least one headline in the last year telling you AI is coming for your job. The anxiety is real, and it’s not going away. But is the panic warranted? Let’s look at what the data actually says. A good example landed…
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Building with the GitHub Copilot SDK, Part 3 – Tracking Project Progress
In my previous post, we covered how to wire up the @github/copilot-sdk inside an Electron and Angular desktop app. We got authentication working, built streaming into the UI, and kept sessions separated per workspace. In this post, we are going to use that foundation to do something different. Instead of just chatting with Copilot about…
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AI Replacing Software Developers? What the Latest Research Actually Shows
“AI will write 90% of code by tomorrow.” “Developers will be obsolete in five years.” Tech Twitter loves a good doom spiral. Engagement farms thrive on fear. Scary sells. But here is what the data actually shows: AI is not a replacement. AI is amplification, and that amplification cuts both ways. AI is chewing through…
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Building with the GitHub Copilot SDK, Part 2 – Wiring Up an Electron + Angular Desktop App
In my previous post, we discussed the initial setup of the new Copilot SDK. This post will cover how we actually hook up the official @github/copilot-sdk inside an Electron and Angular application. Why is this structure necessary? When building a desktop application, we want a clean separation of concerns. We need to run the SDK…
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