Episode 60 - Say Hello, Jaws

I built an autonomous AI agent that runs 24/7 on a Mac Mini, manages my home office, triages my email, helps write content, and improves itself every night at 3 AM. Here's an introduction to how it actually works.

Episode 59 - Poison Pills

Poison pills are hidden instructions in data your AI consumes. They’re a fun defensive trick for content creators and a serious attack vector if you’re building AI tools that touch external data.

Episode 58 - Guardrails

It takes more than a good system prompt to protect an AI from abuse, and it is worth making it as hard as possible for attackers.

Episode 57- We will all be Software Gardeners

Do you garden? I do, sometimes. I have a raspberry bed that I am proud of. Sometimes I grow a few tomatoes, lettuce, and the occasional pepper.

Episode 56 - The Levels of AI Assisted Software Development

There are four levels of AI coding available today, from fancy autocomplete to full agentic engineering. The interesting stuff starts at Level 2. And Level 3 is where it gets weird.

Episode 55 - Esri Releases Agent Builder tools in the ArcGIS SDK for JavaScript 5.0

I built a web app called Palm Springs Eats AI, where you can chat with a map of restaurants near the convention center.

Episode 54 - I Got a Chrome Extension Built in Under an Hour

TL;DR - A friend built me a Chrome extension that generates alt text for images using the surrounding page content for context. It took less than an hour.

Episode 53 - Building an Experience Builder Widget with Claude Code

I demo how to build an Experience Builder widget using Claude Code and it works!

Episode 52 - The Best of Year One ✨

This week, to celebrate one year of AEH, Holly and I review our favorite posts and I make some comments about what it is like writing a newsletter every week!