Dev Journal

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AI-assisted development of a Visual Studio extension

This is an ongoing series, and a new article is published every few weeks. The RSS feed announces each new one first.

01 · 2026-08-24 Designing by inversion · Replacing a broken Visual Studio tab saver

Origin story of Simple Tab Saver and the rules its predecessor's failure produced.

02 · 2026-09-07 Structure over vigilance · Rules for what reviewing the AI misses

Two structural practices from an AI-assisted project: adversarial review from an agreeable model and documentation rules with a compliance oracle and an admission test.

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03 · 2026-10-12 Article about checks

More entries follow every few weeks.