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Pat
Hermens
.NET Developer turned Engineering Manager. Writing about technical craft, leading teams, and the messy overlap between the two, as part of a highly 'Agentic' world.
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EngineeringThe Metrics That Matter in an AI-Accelerated Product Development LifecycleIn the rush to measure AI adoption, many teams are focusing on the wrong metrics. Let's explore the key metrics that matter in an AI-accelerated product development lifecycle.
The Metrics That Matter in an AI-Accelerated Product Development Lifecycle
In the rush to measure AI adoption, many teams are focusing on the wrong metrics. Let's explore the key metrics that matter in an AI-accelerated product development lifecycle.
Migrating from Jekyll to Astro
After eight years on Jekyll and GitHub Pages, I redesigned hermens.com.au from scratch using Astro - new design, better reading experience, and a migration script that handled most of the heavy lifting.
Faster, Smaller, Cheaper... Better?
Examining the rapid evolution of AI models and questioning whether faster, smaller, and cheaper necessarily means better for developers and society.
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Aussie engineer and manager, now back in Sydney after five years in the Netherlands. 15+ years writing .NET code, several years leading engineering teams. I give conference talks, coach other developers, and write here about what I'm learning.