https://arslankazmi.github.io/dev/ Developer writing by Arslan Kazmi — AI, craft, tools, and ML. en Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:50:12 GMT https://arslankazmi.github.io/dev/p/notes-on-scientific-papers/ https://arslankazmi.github.io/dev/p/notes-on-scientific-papers/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT A note-taking method built for retrieval and comparison — structure each source into a small set of categories, and you can line up any field across everything you've read. note-takingresearchproductivitynotebook https://arslankazmi.github.io/dev/p/three-modes-i-want-to-use-ai-in/ https://arslankazmi.github.io/dev/p/three-modes-i-want-to-use-ai-in/ Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT A code monkey, a pair programmer, an instructor — three distinct ways I want AI in my development work, and when each one fits. aisoftware-engineeringlearningopinion https://arslankazmi.github.io/dev/p/losing-the-hands-on-feeling/ https://arslankazmi.github.io/dev/p/losing-the-hands-on-feeling/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Delegating more of the coding to AI made the output better and the work feel foreign — and what I'm doing about it. aisoftware-engineeringcraftnotebook https://arslankazmi.github.io/dev/p/ai-dependence-deskilling-developers/ https://arslankazmi.github.io/dev/p/ai-dependence-deskilling-developers/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT On what a generation of AI-dependent developers might lose — and where I think the durable value still lives. aisoftware-engineeringcareeropinion https://arslankazmi.github.io/dev/p/ascii-asterisk/ https://arslankazmi.github.io/dev/p/ascii-asterisk/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT A from-scratch 3D renderer — rotation matrices, perspective, a z-buffer, luminance shading — pointed at a pulsing sphere of 40 shafts, freshly scattered each load, and drawn entirely in text characters. javascriptascii-artanimationgraphics https://arslankazmi.github.io/dev/p/sidenotes-and-previews/ https://arslankazmi.github.io/dev/p/sidenotes-and-previews/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT A demo post wiring up margin sidenotes and hover previews — and a note on why both degrade to plain text. metawebtypography