Niels Berglund

Interesting Stuff - Week 31, 2025

Discover the latest AI breakthroughs transforming development and learning: OpenAI's Study Mode, LLM writing benchmarks, NotebookLM's video features, GitHub Copilot onboarding, and Claude's agent architecture. Plus insights from building with Claude Code.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, August 3, 2025

Building an Event Management System with Claude Code: Claude Code Installation and Initialisation

Step-by-step Claude Code installation guide for Windows developers. From WSL setup to creating your first AI-assisted Node.js application in minutes.

Posted by nielsb on Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Interesting Stuff - Week 30, 2025

Week 30 tech roundup: GitHub Copilot's AI debugging breakthrough, ChatGPT Agent reality check, GitHub Spark's no-code revolution & reimagining Kafka. Call for help finding a venue for our next Data & AI Community Day Durban event.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, July 27, 2025

Interesting Stuff - Week 29, 2025

This week brought developments that signal we're crossing major thresholds in AI and data architecture, from MIRIX's revolutionary memory system to OpenAI's ChatGPT Agent marking the shift from conversational AI to actionable digital colleagues. The common thread is clear: we're moving from AI as a tool to AI as a collaborator, where the future belongs to those who can design intelligent systems and master orchestration over implementation.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, July 20, 2025

Interesting Stuff - Week 28, 2025

Week 28 brings a fascinating shift in how we think about AI intelligence and engineering. From context engineering emerging as the new alternative to endless model scaling, to Microsoft's MSSQL MCP Server democratizing database interactions through natural language, we're witnessing AI mature from experimental curiosity into disciplined engineering practice. These developments collectively point to AI transitioning from impressive demos to essential infrastructure that genuinely augments human capability.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, July 13, 2025

Interesting Stuff - Week 27, 2025

Week 27, 2025 discoveries: a fundamental transformation in AI systems; we're witnessing the emergence of truly autonomous agents that think, plan, and execute independently rather than simply responding to human prompts. From Claude Code's 'terminal intelligence' and SPIRAL's breakthrough in game-based reasoning development to Flink Agents' production-ready enterprise infrastructure, these developments converge on a profound insight: intelligence emerges more naturally from environmental challenges that force systematic thinking rather than sophisticated human oversight. We're moving toward AI ecosystems that continuously push their own boundaries through self-generated curricula, marking the dawn of genuinely autonomous AI systems.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, July 6, 2025

Interesting Stuff - Week 26, 2025

This week's tech exploration reveals a fundamental shift from simple chatbots to sophisticated AI agents that can collaborate, remember, and reason across time. We're witnessing revolutionary developments like Google's A2A protocol for agent interoperability, SQL-powered architectures, and advanced context engineering that manages AI 'working memory.' As these technologies become production-ready, success depends less on code generation speed and more on the architectural judgment we bring to building truly intelligent systems.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, June 29, 2025

Interesting Stuff - Week 25, 2025

This week explores the convergence of traditional engineering excellence and AI-native approaches: from HTAP's death and OpenAI's PostgreSQL mastery to Microsoft's autonomous debugging agents and O3's breakthrough reasoning capabilities. The developments signal the early stages of Software 3.0's transformation, where organizational dynamics continue to shape enterprise adoption despite unprecedented technical advances.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, June 22, 2025

Interesting Stuff - Week 24, 2025

This week is a pivotal moment where AI-assisted development has evolved from experimental tooling to production-ready workflows that are fundamentally reshaping how software gets built. This week's roundup reveals a fascinating convergence around enterprise-grade AI implementation, from Meta's 10.7x training speedups to revolutionary frameworks like Dean Martin's GAIA that transform 'vibe coding' into disciplined methodology.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, June 15, 2025

Interesting Stuff - Week 23, 2025

This week's tech discoveries reveal how AI is becoming our most powerful collaborative partner, transforming everything from data visualization and coding workflows to API interactions through revolutionary tools like GitHub Copilot's autonomous agents, Microsoft's Data Formulator 2, and the emerging Model Context Protocol. The common thread? AI isn't replacing human creativity; it's amplifying it by handling repetitive tasks while freeing engineers for innovation, strategy, and uniquely human problem-solving. Welcome to an era where the most successful engineers will be those who master the art of human-AI collaboration.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, June 8, 2025

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Technology musings about coding and data. Some topics: .NET, SQL Server, AI/ML, Big Data, Streaming, Kafka, Azure Data Explorer, and a lot more.