RL ROLAND LOPEZ

// roland lopez //

AI MACHINE
BUILDER

Building tools that thrive in chaos

SEC.02 — BUILDING NOW
SEC.03 — TRANSMISSIONS
SEC.04 — FIELD NOTES
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// field notes from the workshop

33 Software Engineering Books, Distilled
The 33 canon software engineering books, each boiled down to the few lessons it most wants you to carry into how you build, lead, and think. Outcomes over output.
AI Killed Your Last Excuse
AI didn't make engineering easier. It made it harder. The busywork is gone, so the only thing left to own is the accountability.
How I code with AI
How I get AI to write reliable code.
Tokens are LEGO bricks: Your Life in Five Words
Intelligence is compression: saying the most with the fewest words. A thought experiment with five words, and what AI and a quiet Sunday taught me about the tokens we build a life from.
Give Agents the Busywork, Keep the Brain
AI should automate your busywork, not your brain. Where to draw the line, what to protect, and the burnout trap nobody warns you about.
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