Author Archives: Bert Laverman

Let’s create some much needed clarity on AI for coding

(This is the textual version of my video on the YouTube channel for this Blog, Zen and the Art of Software Development) Let’s start with admitting that we’re in an “AI Bubble”; We have almost daily announcements on new AI … Continue reading

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Programming with SimConnect

Ok, I maybe overdid it a bit with part 2, but a series on writing C and C++ applications that use the SimConnect API is getting on its way. Still a lot to learn; I probably need to make sure … Continue reading

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We’re now on YouTube!

I created a channel on YouTube for Zen and the Art of Software Development! There is just a welcome message now, but I’ll add interesting and useful videos about software development, writing apps that talk to Microsoft Flight Simulator, and … Continue reading

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Small note: Layout issues

I may have to rethink this layout choice; it appears to have issues with some combinations of image size and text next to it. For the time being I just put the images above the text.

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I, for one, welcome our AI overlords… eh… assistants

For some time now IT managers and developers are being bombarded with alternating predictions of doom and heaven. AI is finally coming for software development jobs and, depending on what kind of media you’re reading, they are great tools to … Continue reading

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Starting a new site

This is my new site, “Zen and the Art of Software Development”. It will feature more generic articles on software development, not just Microservices, so I thought this name was a better match. The layout still needs some work though…

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