Scientists Can Now Build Their Own Tools. Here’s the Hidden Risk.

  • 11 June, 2026
  • By Dave Cassel

Scientists have always had a complicated relationship with code. Some wrote their own analysis scripts from scratch, spending hours on work that had nothing to do with the actual science. Others depended on developers who didn’t fully understand the problem, and hoped the resulting tool was close enough. AI coding assistants have changed both of […]

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Software Development in the Age of AI

  • 22 January, 2026
  • By Dave Cassel

What does it mean to be a software developer at a time when AI can write code? I’ve been experimenting with AI tools to answer that question for myself. I’ve found what others have concluded: LLM-powered AI tools can be a great productivity boost in the right hands, but does not fully replace a skilled […]

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