Developing Good Engineering Taste
I was talking with a group recently about LLM-assisted engineering. I was asked how to cross the capability gap: how to feel in control with LLMs …
Introduction
I work as the CTO at Giant; managing software engineering teams, leading product development, creating resilient systems, and operating internet infrastructure. I’ve been doing this for the last 15-or-so years.
My professional interests lie in digital giving; I help charities, NGOs and other ethically-positive organisations promote themselves online, and raise funds through digital. Outside of my work, I’m interested in UNIX, open source, and digital history.
This website doesn’t represent the views of Giant, but there’s probably a lot of overlap.
I have profiles on Github and LinkedIn.
Right now
Like many people in technology, I’m trying to figure out what AI means for our industry, and the people who work in it. I’ve written about AI’s utility and how it’s different from other bubbles, and the impact AI might have on companies like mine. While using LLMs to write code, I’ve been thinking about how human practice can help code agents, verification of AI-generated code, and a few articles about tools and services; but these articles are probably outdated by the time you read this.
Articles
Building Momentum with LLM Coding
LLM-assisted coding feels slow at first. Painfully slow. You’re constantly second-guessing the output, reading every line, checking for …
GitHub's spec-kit and the cloud agent endgame
I’ve been playing with GitHub’s spec-kit this week. It’s pitched as a workflow tool for local LLM agents – think Claude Code, …
How I use Claude Code
I’ve been using Claude Code a lot recently, and I’ve settled on a workflow that’s been producing really good results. The short …
notion-to-json
I was a big Notion user. For a while, it was my go-to for everything: project management, note-taking, knowledge bases, and a lightweight CRM. …
Contact
If you need to contact me:
- email me at [email protected], or
- message me on Bluesky, where I am jon-atkinson.bsky.social
Don’t assume I will reply quickly.