http://nickwhiteley.com/authors/nick-whiteley/Recent content on Nick WhiteleyHugoen-gbThu, 02 Apr 2026 08:18:01 +0100http://nickwhiteley.com/posts/after-several-iterations-this-is-my-workflow-for-getting-the-most-out-of-ai-agents.-i-expect-it-to-change-as-this-is-a-fast-moving-subject-area./Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:18:01 +0100http://nickwhiteley.com/posts/after-several-iterations-this-is-my-workflow-for-getting-the-most-out-of-ai-agents.-i-expect-it-to-change-as-this-is-a-fast-moving-subject-area./<p>Most of us start our AI coding journey with autocomplete or vibe coding where we chat to an AI agent. Neither of these get you to a full blown software application very fast. AI coding should be a fast route to enterprise grade software but, like all tools, it needs to be used a certain way to get the most out of it.</p> <h4 id="step-1-vibe-baby"> Step 1. Vibe, baby <a class="heading-link" href="#step-1-vibe-baby"> <i class="fa-solid fa-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to heading"></i> <span class="sr-only">Link to heading</span> </a> </h4> <p>Yes, vibe coding produces slop but it is also the fastest way from zero to something and it allows you to develop ideas quickly and really understand what it is you want to build. Tell the agent what you intend to build and it will make a half decent attempt at creating the application. It is unlikely that it is perfect or scalable or well architected or eye catching but it will be OK and border on good.</p>http://nickwhiteley.com/posts/life-gets-agentic/Sat, 07 Feb 2026 15:13:08 +0000http://nickwhiteley.com/posts/life-gets-agentic/<h2 id="the-world-changed"> The world changed <a class="heading-link" href="#the-world-changed"> <i class="fa-solid fa-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to heading"></i> <span class="sr-only">Link to heading</span> </a> </h2> <p>In 2022 OpenAI made ChatGPT publicly available. Meh, I thought. Another chat bot. How wrong I was. It marked the start of a new era in software. In my life there have been a few significant computing milestones.</p> <ul> <li>1981 - the launch of the PC</li> <li>1993 - the World Wide Web officially released by CERN</li> <li>2006 - first &ldquo;hyperscale&rdquo; cloud launched</li> </ul> <p>The large language models coming of age is the latest and most transformative of these changes. It would not have been possible without the others mentioned and myriad other innovations over the past 150 years.</p>