9m, published October 25, 2026
Passing tests can still leave a required button missing.
In this 1:21 excerpt from my technical interview, I explain why I validate AI work against the requirements and inspect recorded end-to-end checks. I describe a missing-button example despite passing tests, then explain why I keep human approval before release.
What do you check before approving an AI-assisted feature?
My plan B if AI takes my dev job5mOne email when the first course opens. Nothing else.
Get notifiedMas simple na ang resume ko ngayon. I compare it with my older layouts, then show the prompt I send to ChatGPT: ATS-friendly formatting, keywords based on my actual work, and a check for improvements. Sent na ang request; the review is still pending in this clip. Save this for your next resume review.
I work for my kids. That's why I rarely burn out. From 2020 to 2024 there was no AI, and I juggled multiple client projects, each with its own scope. What keeps me going, number one: my kids, my family. I don't want them to struggle, and I want them to have a better future than the one I got. So I'm steering them toward finance, fintech and business, careers AI won't easily hit, like trading. Kids as young as 7 can start trading now. Since my eldest turned 6, I stopped buying toys: you work for your own. When I do burn out, I play on my PC or my Nintendo Switch, or I rewatch Code Geass. We try to travel abroad twice a year, Japan this year: Fukuoka, then Hokkaido, 14 days. Then local trips, good food, jogging, the treadmill. I'm the sole breadwinner, so there's no backing out. As long as you have motivation, you won't burn out that easily.
From $12 to $25 with one client. Here's how I ask for a raise. With direct clients from OnlineJobs or LinkedIn, I give it at least 3 months first: contribute, become indispensable, then ask. My 2020 client went $12, then $13 after a month, $15 after 3 months, $17, $18, $19, and $25 after 1 to 2 years. That's now my minimum rate with them. Rule 2: new role, new rate. I went from software engineer to CTO, and I won't take a new role without the cha-ching. Salaried? My first job in 2017 went 18K, 20K after regularization, 40K a year later. Good luck sa job hunting, mga boss. Sana lahat tayo pumaldo.
Software engineers are still in demand. The criteria changed. From my own job hunt I see two pathways: be an AI-powered engineer who uses AI every day (that's where most listings are), or go specialized: AWS, GCP, .NET, the hardcore roles AI can't easily do. I asked Claude why my React Native and Senior SE listings shrank. Its estimate: down 30-50%, while AI roles went up. Fresh grad or shifting careers? Learn security (Supabase RLS), caching, SQL injection, DRY and YAGNI, and learn what your builds cost. Unwatched GitHub Actions once charged us almost $100.
