I use Fedora for my home PC, but my work PC is windows. I'm thinking of replicating my work flow at home onto my work PC, so using vi/neovim/laszyvim. Has anyone doe this before? if so, what configurations have you done? What setup would you recommend? And was there any gotchas ?

Yup, just like the title says, I got laid off a couple weeks ago. That's extra crazy because I usually have at least 2 jobs and 2 weeks before that, I voluntarily left the first job 🤦🏾‍♂️. What that means now is that I can speak more freely about my employment situation for the last 5 years or so....in general too I guess. Let's start the conversation, I've had a fairly interesting career that could possibly help anyone with aspirations. I'll cheat a little.... 1. After everything I've done, I don't think it was worth it (and I'm in a significantly better situation than most) 2. I'm doing what I can to avoid going back to corporate America My life thus far is open to anyone interested. If enough people show interest, I'll get on a live stream and talk more. See you in the comments....

Quick update for everyone: The Agentic Development course is now built out and available free inside the classroom. This is for anyone trying to use AI agents to build real software without turning every session into: - drift - rabbitholing - token burn - context loss - babysitting - "looks done" work with weak proof The short version: better prompts help, but they are not infrastructure. This course is about building the agentic infrastructure around your work: project memory, contracts, packetized work, testing guardrails, verification, handoffs, and human control. But there are other courses, some with similar ideas, so what makes this course worthwhile? Simple, this course also provides you with an Agentic Development Kit that will help program your agents so you can avoid the headaches above. Start here: https://www.skool.com/linux-infrastructure-academy-5525/classroom/722b11f9 It is free. If you go through Module 1, drop a comment with the failure mode you see most often in your own AI coding workflow.

Quick follow-up to my last post about Agentic Development. A couple people asked what it actually means, so here is the simple version: This is for anyone trying to use AI agents to build real applications, but the agent keeps: - changing things you did not ask it to change - burning tokens fixing its own mess - forgetting context halfway through - giving confident answers with weak proof - going down a logical rabbit hole - making you babysit every response If you understand Linux/DevOps, the idea should feel familiar. We do not trust systems just because they look busy. We want logs, tests, boundaries, rollbacks, and proof. Agentic Development is that same mindset applied to AI-assisted building. The course structure I am working on looks like this: 1. Modules 1-3: diagnose the problem Why agents drift, why project memory breaks, and why systems need boundaries before agents touch them. 2. Modules 4-6: install the starter kit Testing guardrails, workflow proof, and a Plan/Contract/Packet framework for giving agents controlled work. 3. The rest of the course: use the agent setup Queues, handoffs, production readiness, team rails, portfolio proof, and scaling the practice. I'm still working on course material, so I am not opening the whole thing today. But I am thinking about making the first 3 modules free as an AI Agent Drift Audit. Quick question for everyone: Which problem have you run into the most with AI agents? Comment one: 1. Drift - it changes things you did not ask for 2. Token burn - you spend too much correcting bad output 3. Context loss - it forgets what matters 4. Rabbit holes - it follows a logical path away from the goal 5. Weak proof - it says done but you do not trust it 6. Babysitting - you have to keep steering every response If you have a real example, post it. I may use some of these examples to shape the first free challenge. Would the first 3 modules as a free audit be useful here?

Is anyone here interested in coursework related to Agentic Development?