A book by Kevin Badinger

The AI Reckoning

What Software Development Actually Takes — and What AI Won’t Replace

AI can help you build faster. Someone still has to understand the system, check the result, and take responsibility for what happens when real people use it. This book examines that work: the data, integrations, judgment, maintenance, and operational discipline behind software that lasts.

The book is forthcoming. The companion tools are available now.

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