The VergeOps Agentic Engineering Manifesto
Best Practices for AI-Assisted Development
AI coding agents are reshaping how software gets built. But raw capability without discipline produces unreliable results. These principles are for engineering teams serious about using AI tools to build software that is fast, correct, and maintainable over time.
Read MoreThe Hidden Cost of Agentic Engineering
Reading code and writing code activate different cognitive systems. Heavy reliance on AI code generation accelerates the atrophy of code-writing abilities, and that has serious long-term consequences for engineering effectiveness.
Read MoreContainers Still Matters In The Age of AI
With all the focus on AI, it's easy to overlook foundational technologies. But containers and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes aren't just still relevant. They're more critical than ever for running AI workloads at scale.
Read MoreWhy Training Matters More Than Ever
AI is changing technology teams and organizations are losing their handle on what AI is creating. Training is more important than ever.
Read MoreTrunk-Based Development and CI/CD Pipelines
A Technical Guide for Software Engineering Teams
Modern software engineering demands speed, quality, and agility. This comprehensive technical guide explores trunk-based development and continuous integration/continuous deployment practices that enable high-performing teams to deliver software with confidence and velocity.
Read MoreFeature Flags
Concepts to Implementation
Feature flags (also known as feature toggles or feature switches) are a powerful software development technique that allows teams to modify system behavior without changing code.
Read MoreWhy Infrastructure-as-Code Is Crucial
Infrastructure-as-Code isn't just a best practice. It's the foundation of reliable, scalable cloud operations. Here's why your organization can't afford to skip it.
Read MoreTechnical Skills Are More Important Than Ever in the AI Era
AI coding assistants are transforming how we build software, but they're also creating a dangerous skills gap. Here's why deep technical expertise matters more now than it ever has.
Read MoreServerless Architecture
When It Makes Sense and When It Doesn't
Serverless computing promises reduced operational overhead and automatic scaling, but it's not the right fit for every workload. Here's a practical framework for deciding when serverless makes sense for your organization.
Read MoreBuilding an Engineering Guild
A practical guide to organizing, motivating, and sustaining a culture of AI-forward engineering
Getting AI coding tools into the hands of your engineers is the easy part. Getting those engineers to use them well, consistently and collaboratively, is where most organizations stumble. An engineering guild focused on AI-assisted coding is one of the most effective structures for closing that gap.
Read MoreGitOps for the Enterprise
Declarative Infrastructure at Scale
GitOps extends infrastructure-as-code principles by using Git as the single source of truth for declarative infrastructure and applications. For enterprises managing complex environments, GitOps offers consistency, auditability, and automated reconciliation, but scaling it requires careful consideration of organizational patterns.
Read MoreThe Strangler Fig Pattern
Practical Legacy Modernization Strategies
The strangler fig pattern offers a proven approach to modernizing legacy systems incrementally rather than through risky big-bang rewrites. This article explores practical strategies for applying the pattern, including common challenges and how to address them.
Read MoreThe Art of Commenting Code for AI Agents
AI coding agents are only as smart as the context you give them. The comments in your codebase are a direct line of communication to those agents -- here's how to write them so the output actually reflects your intent.
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