From NetBeans to Claude Code

I document the rapid evolution of tooling for my web app, with a focus on Java. I highlight how changes in “tooling” co-occurred with an evolution of my tech...

Productivity and AI: it's the tool, not the model

Every week, a new “SOTA” (State of the Art) model is announced, promising higher reasoning capabilities and (often) lower costs. We could be led to think tha...

Review of Empire of AI by Karen Hao

Published in May 2025, Empire of AI is a masterful piece of investigative reporting by Karen Hao, a journalist who has been following the AI tech scene in th...

November 2025: China on my mind

I feel a bit sorry for the gloomy tone of this post (at least from a European vantage point), but the developments below are worth pointing and discussing. ...

Comparing JSF + PrimeFaces 🆚 HTMX + Alpine

Why a Java stack for the front-end? I’ve been developing nocodefunctions.com since 2021. My skills (and, frankly, my taste) for the key technologies in fron...